151From James Madison to Stephen Van Rensselaer, 14 March 1822 (Madison Papers)
1795–1801, and served in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1822–29. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, commanding the American troops at the Battle of Queenston in 1812. He was known for his devotion to agricultural, educational, and philanthropic causes in New York, including the founding of the Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute (
152Willie Blount to Thomas Jefferson, 16 March 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
’s military activities during the War of 1812. Returning permanently to
153To James Madison from William Smith, 31 March 1822 (Madison Papers)
William Smith (d. 1856), a captain in the Virginia militia and a veteran of the War of 1812, amassed a plantation that at his death comprised 1,500 acres and fifty-eight slaves. In 1843 he built a brick mansion on the plantation, which was situated to the northwest of Montpelier (Calder Loth, ed.,
154Thomas Cramer to Thomas Jefferson, [by 1 April 1822] (Jefferson Papers)
A Guide to Virginia Militia Units in the War of 1812
155To James Madison from Horace C. Story, 8 April 1822 (Madison Papers)
Horace Cullen Story (1792–1823), the brother of associate Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story, was a graduate of Harvard College (1811) and a veteran of the War of 1812. A lieutenant in the U.S. Corps of Engineers, Story was superintending the construction of fortifications at Fort St. Philip at Plaquemine in Louisiana at the time of his death (Perley Derby, comp., “Elisha Story...
156To James Madison from James Monroe, 12 May 1822 (Madison Papers)
Daniel Bissell (1769–1833) served as a fifer in the American Revolution and joined the First U.S. Infantry in 1788. He rose to the rank of brigadier general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812 and was retained in the army on the peace establishment in 1816 as
Encyclopedia of the War of 1812
157Enclosure: Richard Harrison to Henry Williams Dwight, 10 April 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1809, and established a legal practice in his hometown. After serving as an aide with the rank of colonel during the War of 1812,
158Anonymous (Henry Whiting) to Thomas Jefferson, 7 June 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
...second lieutenant in 1809, first lieutenant in 1811, captain in 1817, major in 1835, lieutenant colonel in 1838, and colonel in 1846. He was given the brevet ranks of captain in 1814 for meritorious service during the War of 1812 and brigadier general in 1847 for gallantry at the Battle of Buena Vista during the Mexican War.
159Enclosure: Circular Soliciting Information to Improve Education in Kentucky, 13 March 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky. Soldiers of the War of 1812
160William Johnson to Thomas Jefferson, 18 June 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
militia during the War of 1812 and rejoined the service in 1818 as a judge advocate. He was also a member of
161Julius A. Bingham to Thomas Jefferson, 24 June 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
militia during the War of 1812. He later moved to
162Thomas L. McKenney to Thomas Jefferson, 26 June 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
, where he operated a dry-goods store. After seeing action as a militia officer during the War of 1812,
163John P. Van Ness to Thomas Jefferson, 5 July 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
. He settled permanently in the nation’s capital, rose to the rank of major general of militia during the War of 1812, was one of
164To James Madison from William Taylor, 19 July 1822 (Madison Papers)
James Long (ca. 1793–1822), a veteran of the War of 1812, and a onetime merchant in Natchez, launched a filibustering expedition into Mexico from Nacogdoches, where he had declared an independent Texas republic with himself as president on 23 June 1819. In 1820 he joined forces with José Trespalacios...
165William A. Bartow to Thomas Jefferson, 3 August 1822 (Jefferson Papers)
. After serving as a private during the War of 1812, he moved around 1815 to
166Roberts to James Madison, 1 September 1822, with Postscript to Thomas Jefferson (Jefferson Papers)
for both the War of 1812 and “the deplorable condition of our common Country” since that time; accused
167From James Madison to Edward W. DuVal, 13 September 1822 (Madison Papers)
The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History
168Enclosure: Chiles Terrell’s Discussion of Due East and West Lines, [by 20 May 1815] (Jefferson Papers)
ended the War of 1812 (Hunter Miller, ed.,
169From James Madison to Charles Tait, 3 November 1822 (Madison Papers)
.... He served as judge of the state superior court for the western circuit of Georgia, 1803–9, and as U.S. senator, 1809–19, where he strongly supported JM and naval operations during the War of 1812. Tait helped secure the admission of Alabama to the Union in 1819, and after moving to the new state, was first federal judge of the district of Alabama, 1820–26 (Charles H. Moffat, “...
170To James Madison from Benjamin L. Lear, 14 December 1822 (Madison Papers)
Isaac Hull (1773–1843) was a naval officer who served in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812. Promoted to captain in 1806, he commanded the frigates
171To James Madison from George W. Spotswood, 17 February 1823 (Madison Papers)
...(d. 1844) of Orange County, Virginia, was commissioned a midshipman in the U.S. Navy in 1799 and dismissed in 1803. He served as a lieutenant in the Virginia militia during the War of 1812. His request for a position at the University of Virginia was eventually answered and he spent the years 1825 to 1829 as a hotel-keeper there. He left Charlottesville and settled first in Charleston, then...
172To James Madison from Peter Perpignan, 26 February 1823 (Madison Papers)
...at 356 North Front Street, Philadelphia, and whose home was in the Northern Liberties section of the city. He was active in Democratic–Republican politics and his Masonic Lodge, and served in the Pennsylvania state militia during the War of 1812 (Philadelphia
173To James Madison from Isaac Briggs, 8 March 1823 (Madison Papers)
William McRee (1787–1833), a native of Wilmington, North Carolina, and 1805 graduate of West Point, served with distinction in the War of 1812, particularly in the 1814 battles of Chippawa, Lundy’s Lane, and Fort Erie, and was promoted brevet colonel. After the war he was sent to Europe to ascertain the state of military science and on his return...
174Trust Fund for Anna P. Cutts, [2 April 1823] (Madison Papers)
...born in Stuttgart, Germany, and graduated from the University of Basel in Switzerland. He immigrated to the United States in 1803 and settled in Washington, D.C., where he taught music and languages. Mauro served in the War of 1812, after which he opened a business as an auctioneer. In 1830 he moved to St. Louis,
175To James Madison from James Monroe, 9 April 1823 (Madison Papers)
, 3:91–111. The convention dealt with the right of the United States to claim indemnification for private property, specifically slaves, carried away by British forces during the War of 1812.
176To James Madison from Samuel T. Anderson, 22 May 1823 (Madison Papers)
...a Scottish-born marine architect and shipbuilder, settled in New York City in 1796, where he opened a shipbuilding business. He supervised the construction of armed vessels on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812. Eckford was naval constructor at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, 1817–20, but returned to private business, building frigates for the new navies of the South American republics. He was...
177To James Madison from William H. Sumner, 5 June 1823 (Madison Papers)
..., a graduate of Harvard College, practiced law in Boston, 1802–18, and represented that city in the Massachusetts legislature, 1808–19. Sumner was aide-de-camp to Gov. Caleb Strong during the War of 1812 and rendered important services in defense of the District of Maine. In 1818 he was appointed adjutant general of the state militia and held that office until 1834, when he resigned to...
178To James Madison from William Eustis, 6 June 1823 (Madison Papers)
the “long continued opposition to the federal government” during the War of 1812, when “an unhallowed spirit of party was permitted to prevail over the vital interests of the country.”
179To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 30 August 1823 (Madison Papers)
...in May 1800. He was U.S. senator from Massachusetts, 1803–11, and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1813–17, from which positions he bitterly opposed the Jefferson and Madison administrations and the War of 1812.
180To James Madison from James Monroe, 3 September 1823 (Madison Papers)
These papers have not been identified. For Daniel D. Tompkins’s claims against the United States resulting from his actions as governor of New York during the War of 1812, see Irwin,