291From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 18 September 1807 (Madison Papers)
With the other papers herewith inclosed is an answer to Mr. Erskine’s letter of the 1st. instant. I have thought it proper not to forward it without previously submitting it to your perusal and corrections. Sepr. 19 The mail for the 1st. time has arrived this morning. The rider now here, who carried up the first says he did not call because he did not know that I was at home as he went, and...
292To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 18 September 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
With the other papers herewith inclosed is an answer to Mr. Erskine’s letter of the 1st. instant. I have thought it proper not to forward it without previously submitting it to your perusal and corrections. Sepr. 19 The mail for the 1st. time has arrived this morning. The rider now here, who carried up the first says he did not call because he did not know that I was at home as he went, and...
293From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 20 September 1807 (Madison Papers)
The Post who neglected to call on me, as noticed in my letter of yesterday, met with one at the Green spring who brought his mail back to me. I should have sent him on to Monticello with the letters &c now inclosed, but that he signified he was to go down for the ensuing mail to Fredg. To prevent a break in the whole chain, and avoid delay to your packets for Washington & Richmond, I allowed...
294To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 20 September 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
The Post who neglected to call on me, as noticed in my letter of yesterday, met with one at the Gum spring who brought his mail back to me. I should have sent him on to Monticello with the letters &c. now inclosed, but that he signified he was to go down for the ensuing mail to Fredg. To prevent a break in the whole chain, and avoid delay to your packets for Washington & Richmond, I allowed...
295From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 21 September 1807 (Madison Papers)
Yours without date was recd. last night by the rider who went up & came down without a Valize. I presume he explained the cause of this which explained the failure of the mail due from Fredg. Whether the B. Decree is to be renounced to Congs. must depend on intermediate accts. from London. If nothing changes the posture of things with Spain, very serious questions must arise with respect to...
296To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 21 September 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours without date was recd. last night by the man who went up & came down without a Valize. I presume he explained the cause of this which explained the failure of the mail due from Fredg. Whether the B. Decree is to be renounced to Congs. must depend on intermediate accts. from London. If nothing changes the picture of things with Spain, very serious questions must arise with respect to that...
297From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 22 September 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have forwarded your notes to the several Post masters. The inclosed letter from Pleasanton which mentions the terms on which the missionary to Batavia is engaged. I understand the $3000 to be in full of all expences &c. I directed payment out of the Foreign intercourse fund. The case of the Indefatigable & crew may be laid before Congs. either for their decision on the individual case, or...
298To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 22 September 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have forwarded your notes to the several Post masters. The inclosed letter from Pleasanton which mentions the terms on which the Missionary to Batavia is engaged. I understand the $3000 to be in full of all expences &c. I directed payment out of the Foreign intercourse fund. The case of the Indefatigable & crew may be laid before Congs., either for their decision on the individual cases or...
299To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 7 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Permit me, without an unnecessary Preface, to present myself to you as a Candidate for the office of Collector in the Port of Norfolk; provided, you have not already designated the Person who is to fill it. I fear the Application will surprize you; it is true, I make it with Reluctance on several Grounds; nor would I have made it, had I not a Son, in his 23 Year, regularly educated in one of...
300To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 10 November 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
There appears only, in a journalized acct. of the transactions by Rbt Lear a passage under date of June 3—intimating that he sd. be disposed to give time rather than suffer the business to be broken off—& our countrymen left in slavery—with a succeeding intimation that he had consented to the condition, of allowing time for the delivery of the family of the Ex Bashaw. This consent however not...