6521James H. Blake to James Monroe, 31 December 1813 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ James H. Blake to James Monroe. 31 December 1813, Washington. “In consequence of the Death of Col. George Gilpin, the office of Judge of the Orphans Court in the County of Alexandria—has become vacant. “I have been requested to communicate to you, for the information of the President, that Col. Francis Peyton of that place would accept the appointment. “Col. Peytons high & respectable...
6522Thomas Jefferson’s Account with William & Reuben Mitchell, [ca. 31 December 1813] (Jefferson Papers)
M. Thomas Jefferson In a/c with W. & R. Mitchell Dr 1813 May To Flour over drawn equeal 6¾ bus. Wheat 7/6 $8.43 J 〃 To Extra on 141 Barrels Flour 3/. 70.50 Dec r 31 To Carriage 44
6523From John Quincy Adams to Abigail Smith Adams, 30 December 1813 (Adams Papers)
As the time is approaching for the departure of Mr Gallatin and Mr Bayard, and as the Month and year are drawing to a close, I avail myself now of the opportunity of writing to you by them, although it is yet uncertain when they will go, and still more uncertain how long it will be before they reach he United States. The British Government peremptorily refused negotiating for Peace with...
6524To James Madison from Charles Atherton, 30 December 1813 (Madison Papers)
The undersigned your petitioner begs leave most respectfully to represent to your Excellency; That on or about the 20th. of March in the Year 1812 he sailed from the port of Portland in the American Brig called the Stranger whereof he was the Super Cargo and part owner of the Cargo, being laden with various Articles of Merchandise, and bound to the port of Sisal on the Spanish Main; where he...
6525To James Madison from William Neely and Others, ca. 30 December 1813 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From William Neely and Others. Ca. 30 December 1813. “We the undersigned members of the legislative Council & House of Representatives of the Territory of Missouri expecting that an additional Judge will be appointed for this Territory for the District of Arkansas beg leave to recommend to your notice George Bullitt Esqr. of St. Genevieve as a proper person to be appointed to the said...
6526David A. Leonard to Thomas Jefferson, 30 December 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Shall I, with out apology, intrude so far upon your attention, as to state to you the object of this letter? I, with several brothers as well as other friends, are now resolved on what, for two or three years passed, we have had in serious contemplation—that is, to remove into the Western Country. The They look to me to make the necesary inquiries. But very few of us, if any, are personally...
6527From John Adams to Horatio Gates Spafford, 29 December 1813 (Adams Papers)
I have delivered the Copy of your Gazetteer of New York, intended for the American Accademy of Arts and Sciences, into the hand of The Hon. Josiah Quincy, their corresponding Secretary; and the Volume for The Emperor of Russia and that for J. Q. Adams to Mr Geyer to be taken to St Petersburg by Mr Ingraham who Sails from New York in a Cartel for England and thence to Russia. My Letters and...
6528From James Madison to John Armstrong, [29 December] 1813 (Madison Papers)
Besides the answer to Genl. McClure, it may be proper to instruct Genl. Wilkinson to say frankly to Prevost that the burning of Newark was the effect of misapprehension in the officer, not an order from the Govt. This may be done in terms neither authorizing an inference that the measure exceeds a just retaliation, nor precluding a reflection on the facility with which a perseverance of the...
6529To James Madison from Thomas Newton Jr., 29 December 1813 (Madison Papers)
Having heard that Mr. Corbin was in view for the office of Collector of the Customs at Norfolk—I feel myself in duty bound to those whom I represent, to state that Mr. Corbin is a federalist. I am persuaded you had no information of this fact at the time he was thought of, this letter bears to you the earliest Knowledge of it. On the score of merit many republicans have an equal, if not a...
6530Patrick Gibson to Thomas Jefferson, 29 December 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Y our two favors of the 24 th are received and agreeably to your desire I send you inclosed $75 in notes— no sale whatever for flour, the little wheat brought to market is purchased by the millers at 3/.— With great respect I am RC ( ViU : TJP-ER ); at head of text: “Thomas Jefferson Esq re ”; endorsed by TJ as a letter from Gibson & Jefferson received 3 Jan. 1814 and so recorded in SJL .