71To James Madison from Jacob Wagner, 26 September 1806 (Madison Papers)
The three Captains, whose protests against L’Eole are herewith, came from Annapolis a few days ago to lay their complaint before you. They told me, that her commander set off for Baltimore shortly after their arrival at the former place without giving them an opportunity of demanding compensation, and that none was offered. I advised them to return to their vessels and proceed to the several...
72To James Madison from Jacob Wagner, 29 September 1806 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Thom proposes leaving your quarter’s salary in the Bank, if you approve it. Finding that the letter, which accompanied Genl. Armstrong’s, is more than a form, I have enclosed it today, though in course it should have gone last week. The correspondences of the Commissioners at Paris, appealed to by Mr. R. can have no bearing upon the General, since they were functi officii before his...
73To James Madison from Jacob Wagner, 13 October 1806 (Madison Papers)
The present vacancy in the Custom-house here, it is supposed by some friends may produce another by promotion, for which I might without impropriety apply: and their partiality has even recommended me not to consider the Collectorship as an altogether impossible object. Less insensible than they have been to the weight of several objections, and among them to my own unworthiness, I take leave...
74To James Madison from Jacob Wagner, 19 July 1807 (Madison Papers)
Observing that the newspapers are circulating a imperfect account of the law-case of Baring vs. Christie, I take the liberty of referring you to it entire in 5th. East’s rep. 398, and at the same time to enclose a note I made some time ago, with a view to the extent of the operation of the exception to the passport, under present circumstances. The tenuity of this exception is such, as, in my...
75To James Madison from Jacob Wagner, 28 January 1808 (Madison Papers)
The President’s message in answer to the call of the House respecting Genl Wilkinson has condescended to notice me. It is expressed in such a manner as not to leave it altogether certain, whether it does not hold me accountable for a bundle of Mr. Clark’s papers, before the public. On the one hand I place a value upon a good name, and on the other am elevated above much anxiety, by the...