21James Madison to William Allen, 1 March 1834 (Madison Papers)
An Atlas belonging to the Books in the Box lately consigned to your care, I find was omitted. I must trouble you with another box having the same destination for N. York. By the first opportunity, we can catch, it will be sent to you. With friendly respects Be so good as to note to me the state of the balance in our Account. RC (NN) .
22James Madison to William Allen, 27 June 1835 (Madison Papers)
I have just drawn a check on the Bank for $60. Having only fifty to my credit there I must request the favor of you to deposit the additional ten to with friendly respects please enquire for a box forwarded for Mrs. M. by the Steamboat & send it on— FC (DLC) .
23From James Madison to William Allen, 14 January 1828 (Madison Papers)
Yours of the 8th. inst. stating the sales of my flour has been recd. It will now be convenient that you apply the proceeds, as far as necessary; to the payment of what is due to yourself and what will square my account for discounts at the bank; leaving the balance for such purposes as I may draw for. The draft in favor of Mr. Ballard succeeding that in favr. of Mr Blades is I presume already...
24James Madison to William Allen, 20 April 1835 (Madison Papers)
I enclose a check for fifty dollars which you will place to my credit on your books. After this be pleased to add up the debits & credits and inform me of the precise balance as it stands at this time between us. This I cannot ascertain, the prices of the articles sent from time to time not being annexed. Draft (DLC) .
25James Madison to William Allen, 10 April 1833 (Madison Papers)
I inclose a draft on the Bank for $100. to which please to add as much from the balance in your hands as will discharge what is due for discounts on the Turnpike arrangement. What can my shares in the Turnpike be now sold for? FC (DLC) .
26James Madison to William Allen, 8 April 1834 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. & thank you for your attentive favour of the 3d. and inclose a renewing note for the discount day. I inclose also $30 thirty dolars, out of which be so obliging as to pay to Mr. H. for the Virga. Herald. The balance may pass into the acct between us. I have recd a regular notice, (circular I presume) that Hay Taliaferro’s note payable to J. B. & of which I am an Endorsor is...
27James Madison to William Allen, 16 August 1828 (Madison Papers)
I believe you have not yet included in my acct. what is due for your reception & sale of my flour. Let me know if you please how, with that & any later item in it, the balance stands between us. I have not yet sent my new crop of wheat to the mill, but shall do so & get the flour down as soon as I can. The greater part of the crop, is white wheat & of good quality, tho in yield does not...
28James Madison to William Allen, 19 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. your favor of and am much obliged by your offer to meet my draft without selling flour for the occasion. Hoping that the present very depressed price may not last, I accept your kind proposition on condition that you sell the moment the delay becomes inconvenient or a speedy change, of the market for the better, improbable. I was not without hope that I might be able to remit you...
29James Madison to William Allen, 19 May 1835 (Madison Papers)
I have requested Col. Peyton to remit to you $300. This will enable you to extinguish my debt to the Bank & avoid the necessity of a renewed discount—The undrawn balance of $66 I wish to remain to my credit in Bank. Draft (PHi) .
30James Madison to William Allen, 26 July 1830 (Madison Papers)
I have no draft on Col.– Minor from Mr H Taylor, for the $25. mentioned in yours of the 22d. [ ] but a letter from him saying that Col. M. would be furnished with that sum to be paid to me. I can only inclose therefore a rect which you say will suffice: Out of the little fund produced by this and the balance in your hands please to pay what I am in debt to Mr. Gray, and to the Printer Mr....
31James Madison to William Allen, 22 December 1835 (Madison Papers)
I have this day drawn on you in favor of Walter S. Chandler for two hundred dollars which you will please to meet by a sale of as much flour as may be requisite. FC (DLC) .
32James Madison to William Allen, 16 December 1828 (Madison Papers)
Finding it convenient to send my waggons of [fl]our immediately, I request the favor of you to send by Mr Newman’s wch. goes off tomorrow morning, the articles on the enclosed Memorandum. I have desired Mr. Gray to hand over to you a balance of $7. dollrs in my favr., which may be applied towards paying for the articles. He will commit to your care also, a small supply of Wafers & sealing wax...
33James Madison to William Allen, 13 November 1833 (Madison Papers)
Since I was favored with yours of the 23d. Ult. I have recd. a letter from Col. Mercer, confirming the answer of the Cashier of the Bank to your enquiry. I shall accordingly avail myself of it to an extent not exceeding $2000, and I ask the favor of you to send me a blank note in the form required, which I will fill up & sign, and return for the aid in the case which you kindly promise. The...
34James Madison to William Allen, 4 August 1830 (Madison Papers)
Please to send by Waggoner Aleck about 50 [lbs?] of Java Coffee. If the quality be particularly good, the quantity may be doubled. He will be down the day after tomorrow with a load of Wheat from the Sale of which, the article may be paid for Friendly respects Draft (DLC) .
35James Madison to William Allen, 21 January 1830 (Madison Papers)
Yours of the 19th. is just recd. It was not amiss that you paid Waller’s drafts wch. were due tho’ he had no authority to draw on you. He will have notice not to repeat this irregularity. I subjoin an authority to draw my shares of the Late dividend and the Turnpike Stock. Wm. A. is hereby authorized to receive my share of the Dividend, as declared on the first day of Jany 1830, by the P &...
36James Madison to William Allen, 15 September 1833 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Patterson of Baltimore has presented to Mrs. Madison a pair of calves of the North Devon breed from the stock of the celebrated Mr. Coke of Holkam. They will be consigned to your care and I must ask the favor of you to receive them & have them well kept noting to me the cost of the feed &c. They will be sent for as soon as you inform me of their arrival, which will probably be early in...
37James Madison to William Allen, 23 May 1834 (Madison Papers)
I have just recd. your favor of the 21t: I regret the circumstance that my acct. with the Bank was overdrawn, It may have resulted from some inadvertent confusion between my acct. with you & that of the Bank—I thank you for the blank note inclosed in your letter, I take the liberty of filling it with the sum of 500$ I had hoped that the late accommodation from the Bank would have releived me...
38James Madison to William Allen, 29 September 1833 (Madison Papers)
In my letter on the subject of the two calves, destined to your care from Baltimore, I omitted to ask the favor of you—when communicating their arrival at Fredg. to mention the size of them, & the best mode of conveying them hither; particularly whether they can best be brought on foot, or in a waggon or other Vehicle; Also what is the feed that wd. be best suited to their age whilst on the...
39James Madison to William Allen, 16 March 1835 (Madison Papers)
I observe that the price of flour has risen a little. As the advance of the season will soon bring the Northern supplies into market, I think it would be best to take advantage of it, and if you concur in this opinion I will ask the favor of you to dispose of mine. Draft (DLC) .
40[JM] to [William Allen], 13 January 1835 (Madison Papers)
Below is an authority for transferring my credit on the Books of the S. G. T. Company, to yours. FC and enclosure (DLC) . Enclosure is an authorization written by Payne Todd, for Allen to receive the dividend from the Swift Run Gap Turnpike Company.
41[James Madison] to William Allen, 13 June 1834 (Madison Papers)
I enclose a check on the Branch Bank of Va. for one hundred & ninety four dolls. 67 cents which please place to my credit on your books. I had written on the 27th. of May to Col. Peyton to remit to you on my account a part of the proceeds of some of my tobacco which he had sold. From some mistake of my intention this was not done. Should the mistake of which he has been apprized have been...
42James Madison to William Allen, 2 December 1833 (Madison Papers)
A friend at Washington will forward to your care a Chair for exercise by rocking, and I have authorized a draft on you for payment. The inclosed Check will answer the purpose, and the surplus if any may be passed to my credit. Be so good as to send the Chair by Mr Newmans Joe, if that opportunity should offer before I provide some other conveyance With friendly respects. FC (DLC) .
43James Madison to William Allen, 19 October 1833 (Madison Papers)
I have recd your favor of the 16th. A man with a Cart & a Cow, and two boys to assist in bringing the Calves will be on the road to day [saturday], and arrive on Monday. Be so good as to send by the last I am to be furnished by contract with Pork & other Articles to be delivered & paid for on the 1st. of December. The cost will be about six hundred dollars for which I have relied on receipts...
44[James Madison] to William Allen, 24 January 1834 (Madison Papers)
Aleck will deliver you a box addressed to Mr. Governeur, New York. It contains books for the "Naval Institute" at that place. The bulk being too great for the mail, I must ask the favor of you to forward the article by the first safe water opportunity, apprizing Mr. Governeur, by a line thro’ the mail, that you have done so and that the freight wch. you will be good eno’ to advance for me, has...