31To James Madison from George Graham, 20 April 1815 (Madison Papers)
Inclose a Blank Brevet Commission intended for Genl. Ripley, which you will be so good as to sign & return as soon as convenient. I presume Mr. Dallas has written to you by this mail, but as I have not seen him this morning, and as he observed yesterday that Genl. Ripley wished to be Breveted for his conduct on the 25th of July, at Niagara, of which you recollect Genl. Brown complained; I have...
32To James Madison from George Graham, 11 September 1815 (Madison Papers)
I send, by this day’s Mail, the list of Lieutenants. Of the Captains who are proposed to be reduced to Lieutenants, some have signified their willingness to accept of such appointment, and the others having been lately appointed Captains, may probably accept. If they should not, it will make room for some of the First Lieutenants, who are not proposed to be appointed, but who are well...
33To James Madison from George Graham, 20 September 1815 (Madison Papers)
I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 17th. instant. You will have observed that the list of applicants forwarded to you, embraced only such as had expressly applied to fill vacancies. If the selections are to be made from the disbanded Officers generally, it might materially effect the list proposed. I do not know that any partial appointments to fill the vacancies in the...
34To James Madison from George Graham, 20 July 1816 (Madison Papers)
I enclose you blank Commissions for the Commissioners to treat with the Chickesaws & Cherokees for your signature. From the enclosed letter you will perceive that Genl. Jackson declines accepting until he shall receive the instructions. No letter has been received from Mr. Franklin or General Meriweather. The letters advising them of their appointment were dated the 15th. of June, and those...
35To James Madison from George Graham, 30 March 1815 (Madison Papers)
I enclose to you two Letters the one from Genl. Winchester & the other from Genl. Miller that from Genl. Winchester is the only Letter we have received either from Mobile or New Orleans since you left this. There are yet upwards of a thousand commissions to be signed; the officers will be very anxious to obtain them at or before the disbanding of the Army. I will therefore with your...
36To James Madison from George Graham, 12 May 1815 (Madison Papers)
An act of Congress passed on the 2d of August 1813, authorizing the Sale of lots, belonging to the United States, in the Town of Pittsburgh. Enclosed is a Letter from my Brother on the subject of these lots. Mr. Dallas proposes that the square on which the Barracks stand, be laid out in building lots, & sold under the superintendence of Genl. Tannehill of Congress, & Capt Woolly of the...
37To James Madison from George Graham, 16 August 1815 (Madison Papers)
Beleiving that it would be satisfactory to you to know the local distribution of the amount appropriated for the Pay of the Army & militia; I have fowarded for your information the enclosed statement. The other papers now sent you will retain untill the arrival of Mr. Crawford; he is detained here only for his baggage. Yours very Sincerely RC and enclosure ( DLC ). For enclosure, see n. 1....
38To James Madison from George Graham, 9 September 1815 (Madison Papers)
Agreeably to the request of Mr. Crawford, I have examined the recommendations & relative pretensions of the officers applying to fill vacancies in the Army; and have arranged them in the order in which I think they should stand; keeping in view the necessities of the service & the convenience of reorganization. A list is forwarded for your selection & a Copy sent to Mr. Crawford. Capt. Donaho...