1From James Madison to Tench Coxe, 26 November 1808 (Madison Papers)
In pursuance of the 5th. Sect. of the Act of March 2d. respecting the lands claimed in the Mississippi Territory, I have Sent your letter of the 11th. inst. and the copies of the patents it enclosed, in the names of George Teal and Rebecca Blackwell, to the Register of the Land Office West of Pearl River. The tract described in one of the patents appears to lie in that territory, but it is not...
2From James Madison to Tench Coxe, 29 May 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. your favor of the 22. & the subsequent one covering a newspaper. I inclose the several documents requested in the first, and have run over the observations referred to in the last. The British Govt. by some of their orders have certainly violated the rights of neutrals under the law of Nations. They deny this however; contending that their orders relax their own rights in favor of...
3From James Madison to Tench Coxe, 27 March 1807 (Madison Papers)
The Treaty lately concluded between the American and British Commisioners being in a situation to admit of deliberation on its several articles, it is thought highly advisable to avail the Executive of such observations on those relating to commerce and Navigation as your intelligence and experience on those subjects will enable you to afford. You will render an acceptable service therefore by...
4From James Madison to Tench Coxe, 1 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
Your last favor recd. a few days ago was without date. I am glad to find that you do not ascribe to a wrong cause my availing myself of the indulgence you have been so good as to afford me with respect to answers. The communications such as you make, whether of facts or reflections will be always acceptable from a regard to the motive even when the matter may happen not to be new. Your...
5From James Madison to Tench Coxe, 26 November 1805 (Madison Papers)
In pursuance of the 5th. sect. of the Act of March 2d. respecting the lands claimed in the Mississippi Territory, I have sent your letter of the 11th. inst. and the copies of the patents it enclosed, in the names of George Tead and Rebecca Blackwell, to the Register of the Land Office West of Pearl River. The tract described in one of the patents appears to lie in that territory, but it is not...
6From James Madison to Tench Coxe, 11 June 1805 (Madison Papers)
I have duly received your favor of the 7th. inst. enclosing a copy of the paper addressed to the President in 1797. Altho’ the questions suggested in it, turn on points, a few of which only, are at present on the Anvil between this Country & G. Britain, they are all of importance in some respects. Are you not mistaken however in supposing that the British Treaty might be offensive to France as...
7From James Madison to Tench Coxe, 8 January 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
8 January 1805, Department of State. “I have requested the Secretary of the Treasury to remit $1144, to you, being the additional appropriation to pay for the purchase of 400 copies of the laws made by you. As in this sum is not included the expenses of boxes, porterage &c. they may be charged to the contingent fund of this Department, as may that of sending the laws to Govr. Sevier. To a...
8From James Madison to Tench Coxe, 8 May 1804 (Madison Papers)
Of the hundred copies of the laws of the United States intended for Louisiana, you will be pleased to forward seventy five to Governor Claiborne at New Orleans, to be distributed by him in the territory of Orleans and the remaining twenty five to Governor Harrison at St. Vincennes, to be by him distributed in the other section of Louisiana. It will be requisite that a letter from you should...
9From James Madison to Tench Coxe, 3 May 1804 (Madison Papers)
I enclose a copy of the Secretary of the Treasury’s letter to me respecting the laws to be purchased from Mr. Cary. It results from the opinion therein expressed that more than two thousand dollars cannot be expended for that purpose, and if Mr. Cary cannot conveniently wait for the balance until an additional appropriation is made, he must be at liberty to sell the number of copies which that...
10From James Madison to Tench Coxe, 28 April 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
28 April 1804, Department of State. “I have requested the Secretary of the Treasury to cause two thousand dollars to be remitted to you, that you may be enabled to pay Mr. Carey for his laws as he delivers them. The sum of eleven hundred dollars more will be wanting to complete the contract: it not being however decided whether it can be taken from any existing appropriation, it will be well...
11From James Madison to Tench Coxe, 7 April 1804 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Matthew Cary of Philadelphia has offered to sell to government 400 complete copies of the laws of the United States at one dollar per volume in sheets and thirty one cents in addition for binding. This price appears to be high, and I must therefore request you to cause enquiry to be made whether among the other booksellers they could be furnished for less. If they can and Mr. Cary will...
12From James Madison to Tench Coxe, 1 March 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
1 March 1804, Department of State. “On the receipt of the proceeds arising from the sale of the guns and other articles lately made thro.’ Messrs. Pettit and Bayard, you will be pleased to account with and pay over what may remain, after deducting the expenses, to the Treasury.” Letterbook copy ( DNA : RG 59, DL , vol. 14). 1 p. This is a clerk’s error for “gums” (see Coxe to JM, 3 Feb. 1804 ,...
13From James Madison to Tench Coxe, 12 November 1803 (Madison Papers)
I was duly favored with yours of the 6th. & thank you for the extract relating to Louisiana. It does not add much to the Stock of our information on that subject, but it is well to know all the sources which may strengthen our just pretensions. It seems pretty certain that the title conveyed by the Treaty to the U. S. will reach Eastwardly as far as the river Perdigo. Most of the rumours You...
14From James Madison to Tench Coxe, 22 October 1803 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 22 October 1803, Department of State . Offered for sale in the Parke-Bernet Catalogue No. 19 (23 March 1938), item 311. Described as a three-page letter that discusses “the commercial clauses in the treaty with England made in 1794 which were to terminate in 1806” and that “comments on the advantages and disadvantages of the treaty, especially in the East Indies.”
15From James Madison to Tench Coxe, 29 September 1803 (Madison Papers)
Both your letters of the 16th. inst. have been received. Neither the value of the articles returned in the George Washington nor the circumstance of their being public property recommends their being sold abroad. The best manner of disposing of them will probably be to advertise them for sale at auction and have the advertisement inserted a few times in the New York and Baltimore papers, to...
16From James Madison to Tench Coxe, 5 June 1801 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 5 June 1801. Acknowledged in Coxe to JM, 11 June 1801 . Discusses Jacob Mayer’s recent visit to Washington (see Mayer to JM, 23 May and 1 June 1801 ). The date and contents coincide with a three-page letter from JM to an unnamed correspondent offered for sale by Parke-Bernet Galleries and described by them as including JM’s complaints of ill health, his cryptic discussion of...
17From James Madison to Tench Coxe, 5 June 1801 (Madison Papers)
The infirm state of health in which I came here and the circumstances which crowd into the present moment an unusual quantity of business, have hitherto put it out of my power to attend to the favors of my friends, or even, in your case, to thank you for your kind dispensation on that subject. My health has somewhat mended since my arrival, but it is cheifly so in comparison with the low state...