1To James Madison from Thomas Ewell, 15 April 1812 (Madison Papers)
Percieving from a late Law of Congress, that th⟨e⟩ President is authorised to make extensive purchases of the amunitions of war, & supposing it might not be through the Heads of the Departments, I have taken the liberty to trouble you with this statement. Under the impression of receiving encouragement from all the branches of Government dealing in Gun-powder, I have almost finished the...
2To James Madison from Thomas Ewell, 10 January 1813 (Madison Papers)
It is with the utmost consternation I have this moment learnt that you have on the false representations of the clerk of the navy Departt. countermanded an order of the late Secy. of the navy to deliver to me materials for making Gun Powder in my manufactory. So unusual a step—without any reference to me on the spot—must necessarily excite impressions that fraud has been practised: And it is a...
3To James Madison from Thomas Ewell, 20 January 1813 (Madison Papers)
The unnoticed note I addressed to you a few days since —was intended in the highest feelings of respect; altho its fate suggests the fear that it was otherwise considered. It is in the same feeling & with the same motive, of securing reparation to the good Mr. Hamilton & to myself, that again I entreat a moment of your consideration. Assuredly the greatest man in the country would not be...
4To James Madison from Thomas Ewell, 21 May 1813 (Madison Papers)
Believing it to be the duty of a citizen to represent correctly & respectfully to the chief magistrate the oppressive grievances inflicted by one of his agents in preference to an appeal to Congress—I solicit a moment of your attention. You will give credit to the sincerity of my declaration, that it has been with the utmost reluctance I resort to this measure—since my aversion to intrude on...
5To James Madison from Thomas Ewell, 23 May 1813 (Madison Papers)
It is my respect for your opinion, that prompts me to write one more line to you on the subject of the Secy. of the Navy & the powder I have belonging to the government. The intricacies of the subject—requiring a detail—which your occupation renders it impossible for you to attend to—so as to detect the deceptions & plausible representations—I fear will force me immediately to lay the subject...
6To James Madison from Thomas Ewell, 27 July 1813 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
27 July 1813. “It is a singular and important fact, that a republican government depends so much on virtue, that when its branches are carried on by men of infamous principles, it is extremely likely to have its operations characterized by the ‘evil genius’ of their conductors, however great may be their managing talents. This is so universally the case, that almost every one would take the...
7Thomas Ewell to Thomas Jefferson, 10 August 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
I spent last winter in Philadelphia in order to improve my knowledge of the branches of my profession. Under the operation of different motives—I published a collection of various essays & attempts at improvement, which I had made— as you may have seen advertised in the Intelligencer under the head of “Statement of improvements in the theory & practice of the Science of medicine.” Without your...
8Thomas Ewell to Thomas Jefferson, 16 August 1819 (Jefferson Papers)
With this I hope you will receive three copies of the book I last wrote to you about. I regret exceedingly that it is not a work more worthy of y r acceptance: the errors of the type are excessive. I should be glad for a copy to be sent to y r Friend M r Madison RC ( MHi ); dateline at foot of text; endorsed by TJ as received 30 Aug. 1819 and so recorded in
9To James Madison from Thomas Ewell, [6] September 1820 (Madison Papers)
I take the liberty of directing this to you, to ask your encouragement of an establishment designed to promote medical science, by the means of relieving the diseased poor around us. There is not in our country a population equal to that of this city and Georgetown, (exceeding twenty thousand,) which has not some medical institution for the relief of the sick. In addition to the number of poor...
10Thomas Ewell to Thomas Jefferson, 6 September 1820 (Jefferson Papers)
The continuation Good sir, of your kindness—shewn by your last letter —does truly render my feelings unspeakable. Great indeed has been the service you have often rendered me: more than all the world together; more than you can have been aware of. When in trouble I apply to you: my troubles have been the signal of abandonment, by the mass of others: and still more galling—the time for their...