19531Enclosure: Power of Attorney from Tadeusz Kosciuszko to Thomas Jefferson, 13 March 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
Know all Men by these presents That I Thadeus Kosciuszko do make ordain constitute and appoint Thomas Jefferson of Monticello in the State of Virginia my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name, and on my behalf, to sell assign and transfer, unto any person or persons whatsoever, and for such price or consideration as my said Attorney shall think fit all or any part of the sum of of the...
19532From John Adams to James Lloyd, 12 March 1815 (Adams Papers)
I am infinitely obliged to you for your Letter of March 8th. From 1758 to 1775 I practiced at the Bar, and Suffering under ill health I rode the Circuits of the Provinc more than any other Lawyer in the State; and this more for exercise and the Recovery of my health, than for any Profit I made by these Excursions; for I could have made more in my Office at home. I practiced considerably in the...
19533From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 12 March 1815 (Madison Papers)
It was long desireable that an Exposé of the causes and character of the War between the U. S. & G. B. should remedy the mischief produced by the Declaration of the Prince Regent & other mistatements which had poisoned the opinion of the World on the subject. Since the pacification in Europe & the effect of that and other occurrences in turning the attention of that quarter of the World...
19534To James Madison from Joseph Kent, 12 March 1815 (Madison Papers)
About two years ago I had the honor to present to you recommendations couched in the strongest terms & from the first characters in Maryland in favour of Mr. W. G. D. Worthington of Nottingham & you were good enough to express your approbation of them, & intimate your willingness to notice him whenever a fit opportunity occured. As a proof of Mr. Ws. worthiness he was last fall unanimously...
19535Thomas Jefferson to Louis H. Girardin, 12 March 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
I return the three Cahiers, which I have perused with the usual satisfaction. you will find a few pencilled notes, merely verbal. But in one place I have taken a greater liberty than I ever took before, or ever indeed had occasion to take. it is in the case of Josiah Philips , which I find strangely represented by judge Tucker and mr Edmund Randolph , and very negligently vindicated by mr...
19536James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 12 March 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
It was long desireable that an Exposé of the causes and character of the War between the U.S. & G.B. should remedy the mischief produced by the Declaration of the Prince Regent & other mistatements which had poisoned the opinion of the World on the subject. Since the pacification in Europe & the effect of that and other occurrences in turning the attention of that quarter of the World towards...
19537From John Adams to John Quincy Adams, 11 March 1815 (Adams Papers)
I have a rich Budget to send you by the next Ship. I have no time to prepare it by the Milo. I would send you some Newspapers but am told a Collection for the Months past is prepared for you Mr E. Copland Junr will present this. He is first Clerk to Degrand. You have all the Treaties and Projects of Treaties I presume but Britain and U. S. I presume from 1782 to 1815 Jays, Monroes Erskines and...
19538To James Madison from Ferdinando Fairfax, 11 March 1815 (Madison Papers)
Will you permit an old and sincere friend to present his hearty congratulations, on the successful termination of our recent contest with G. Britain? ’Tis valuable in every point of view: It evevates [ sic ] us as a nation; strengthens us at home; and satisfies those timid friends of Republican Govt. who doubted or affected to doubt, whether we could maintain a State of war without danger to...
19539To James Madison from John Fellows, 11 March 1815 (Madison Papers)
Apprehending that the office of military storekeeper, which I hold by your favour, is rendered precarious by the peace; and which at any rate is comparitively of trifling consideration; and presuming that the office of Navy Officer for this port has become vacant by the appointment of its present incumbent, Mr. Ferguson, to the mayolty of this city, I take the liberty respectfully to solicit...
19540To James Madison from Asa Stevens and Others, 11 March 1815 (Madison Papers)
We your Petitioners humbly represent that in our opinion a Gentleman of respectability, Talents & Activity is much wanting as Consul at Liverpool in Great Britain. Thomas R Hazard formerly of New York now resident at sd Liverpool we beg leave to recommend, he is held in high estimation by all the Americans who formerly traded at Liverpool, & from our Knowledge of that Gentlemans high Character...
19541Thomas Jefferson to William W. Hening, 11 March 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
Congress having concluded to replace by my library the one which they lost by British Vandalism, it is now become their property, and of course my duty to collect and put in place whatever belongs to it. this obliges me to request of you the return of the V th vol. of my Collection of the Virginia laws, being that in which the Sessions acts were bound together. should there be in the volume...
19542William Short to Thomas Jefferson, 11 March 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
Your kind & friendly letter of Nov. 28. gave me not the less pleasure for having remained so long unacknowleged—The cause of my silence has been an aff l iction in the eyes so highly inflamatory as to preclude me from the use of my pen & my books—The disorder seems now to have left me, but I am not yet placed in the statu quo ante , & am obliged to use my eyes sparingly. I cannot however...
19543Samuel H. Smith to Thomas Jefferson, 11 March 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the pleasure of acknowledgi n g the receipt of your favor of the 27 th ult. Congress having on the last day of their sitting modified the pending bill for the transportation of the Library so to leave the necessary dispositions to the President of the U.S. I yesterday consulted with him on the subject. He considers it advisable to postpone its transportation until some time in May, and...
19544Thomas Jefferson to William Wirt, 11 March 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to mr Wirt , and on enquiry what had been done in Scott ’s suit against him he learns that it was dismissed in June last, and that the execution for the costs has been delivered to mr Wirt . he asks the favor of it’s being forwarded to him and salutes him with assurances of his great esteem and respect. PoC ( MHi ); dateline at foot of text; on verso of...
19545From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 10 March 1815 (Adams Papers)
Mr Depand has sent his Clerk here this Evening, to say that he would sail tomorrow in the Milo, captain Glover of this Town. the notice is short, and I should regret it the more if I had not already written to you by this same vessel. I have acknowledgd the receit of your Letters No 66, 23 Nov’br not first received, than of 26 of December No 67, and this day by way of England, your Letter of...
19546From John Adams to John Quincy Adams, 10 March 1815 (Adams Papers)
I wrote you on the 25th of February on our American Title to all the Rights and Liberties of Englishmen in all the Fisheries, which We derive not from any Grant Gift Cession or Concession or Conveyance from the Government or People of Great Britain, but from the impartial Benevolence and Bounty and Benevolence of the Author of Nature and Father of Mankind, who has given the Ocean and all its...
19547From James Madison to John P. Van Ness, Richard Bland Lee, and Tench Ringgold, 10 March 1815 (Madison Papers)
For carrying into execution the act of Congress entitled “An Act making appropriations for repairing or rebuilding the public buildings within the City of Washington,” I do hereby authorize you, or any two of you, to borrow, with the approbation of the President of the United States, such sums of money as may be necessary, within the limit, and to be applied to the objects of the appropriation...
19548To James Madison from John Dick, 10 March 1815 (Madison Papers)
I deem it to be my duty to inform You of the total Suppression of the federal judiciary in this district, by military force, and of the arrest and confinement of the district judge and myself, by the Same power. The causes leading to events So novel and So unexpected I will take the liberty to detail, leaving it to yourself, Sir, to judge, whether the conduct of the commander of the 7:...
19549To James Madison from Return Jonathan Meigs Jr., 10 March 1815 (Madison Papers)
At the request of the Freinds of Mr Champlin of N Y I mention him as a Candidate for the District Attorneyship of that State—of the Extent of his legal abilities I am not inform’d—but (being natives once of the same State) know that his political Course has been correct—& in a State in which not unfrequently sectional Schisms have arisen & in which he now resides—his Views & actions &...
19550To James Madison from John Mitchell, 10 March 1815 (Madison Papers)
Among the nomber of Applicants that are pressing on You at this time, I hope I shall be excused for increasing the nomber and soliciting Your favors to be once more conferred upon Me. From Mr. Dickins I learned yesterday of the senate having rejected Your Nomination of Him for the Consulate at London, and at same time he urged Me to this application to You for the Honor of your appointing me...
19551To James Madison from Robert Polk, 10 March 1815 (Madison Papers)
Permit me, with the respect due to your character and station to address you with a view to request your favorable regard in a case relating to my personal interests. In so doing I am unconscious how far I may be trespassing upon the rules of official decorum, but must trust, for my apology, to that liberality which has uniformly distinguished your character. It is not without reluctance that...
19552From John Adams to James Lloyd, 9 March 1815 (Adams Papers)
With Mr Pickerings Letter and the Extract from Mr Kings, I received a huge Packett, of other Letters and Documents, of which, I will endeavour to give you some Account. 1. A Letter from General Miranda, in French, dated London 24th. March 179 8 addressed to me “Mr President. “It is in the name of the Spanish American Colonies, that I have the honour to send to your Excellency, the Propositions...
19553From Abigail Smith Adams to Harriet Welsh, 9 March 1815 (Adams Papers)
Louisa is just gone to Bed, She has not been So well to day. her flesh all rises upon her in puffs, & her feet swell, cough is better. but her limbs pain her Sadly She cannot take a mouthful Bread, tried it—to day & worried her Sadly—dr forbids her—I have fears for her which I do not express. I Send the Review, but have not had time to looke into it, you will return it me when you please Mr Mc...
19554To James Madison from Martin Van Buren, 9 March 1815 (Madison Papers)
Mr Sanford has recommended to you Roger Skinner Esqr. to supply the vacancy in the office of District Attorney for the State of Newyork produced by his (Mr Sa[n]fords) Appointment to the Senate of the United States. I take the liberty of uniting with him in the recommendation of Mr Skinner and to exp[r]ess my Solicitude for his appointment. He is in every respect qualifyed to discharge the...
19555To James Madison from Benjamin W. Crowninshield, 9 March 1815 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Benjamin W. Crowninshield. 9 March 1815, Navy Department. “I have the honor to enclose for your signature the Commissions herewith.” Letterbook copy ( DNA : RG 45, LSP ). 1 p. The enclosed commissions were probably for appointments that JM submitted to the Senate in a message dated 14 Dec. 1815 ( Senate Exec. Proceedings Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United...
19556John Rhea to Thomas Jefferson, 9 March 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
With the expression of sincere esteem John Rhea of Tennessee has the honor to present the inclosed Copy of a Circular letter to Thomas Jefferson late President of the United States . RC ( MHi ); dateline at foot of text; endorsed by TJ as received 16 Mar. 1815 and so recorded in SJL . Enclosure: Rhea to his constituents, Washington, D.C. , 27 Feb. 1815, contending that the peace negotiations at
19557To John Adams from James Lloyd, 8 March 1815 (Adams Papers)
In a former note returning the letter with which you had obligingly favored me, I had the honor to offer you my congratulations on the termination of the war, without waiting to know what were the grounds of the Treaty which concluded it; because from the tenor of the previous correspondence, and my personal knowledge of nearly all the Commissioners, I felt a reliance, that the arrangement...
19558To John Adams from Horatio Gates Spafford, 8 March 1815 (Adams Papers)
I enclose this a Right to use this improvement described in this little pamphlet I lately sent thee. Should it not be thy wish to use it, please hand the Certificate to some friend who will do so, & advise Mr Mr of the result. I am anxious to have the principles fully tested, & the best possible method is by actual demonstration. So far, this has succeeded to complete satisfaction. I was in...
19559From Abigail Smith Adams to John Quincy Adams, 8 March 1815 (Adams Papers)
yesterdays Mail brought us the Nomination s to foreign Courts, yours of course, was to England. altho no event could have been so agreable to me, as your return to America. I feel a relief that that you have left the cold region of the North; and come so much nearer to me, where I can hope, with the return of peace, a freer intercourse with you, the only solace left me, to compensate for your...
19560To James Madison from Charles W. Goldsborough, 8 March 1815 (Madison Papers)
Valueing as I do the opinions of good men, I am induced from an anxiety to remove certain unfavorable impressions which I am told you have received respecting me to address to you this communication. A political & personal friend of yours has informed me, that you had been led to believe that the pieces circulated to my prejudice by Docr Ewell about two years since were not altogether without...