1To James Madison from John Strode, 20 June 1789 (Madison Papers)
Desperate must be His circumstances—and Credulous the Man, who forsakes His Country & friends, to follow an Adventurer So Wild as Morgan, who does not even pretend to originate His scheme in Any Manner of Security, or from power or Authority, whatever. His proposals can have no influence on me. Am Nevertheless most humbly thankfull my Good Sir for Your kind Condescention and trouble in the...
2To James Madison from John Strode, 9 March 1792 (Madison Papers)
The Winter setting in so early prevented those Interested in the intended road leading thro’ this County to the Fedral City, from making the Survey at the time they Otherwise intended, & the continuation of the Deep Snow has hereto had Similar effects, even at this Time altho’ the Snow is gone, the Roads through “the Froggeaten-Country” from the abundance of wet is altogether impassible, to so...
3To Thomas Jefferson from John Strode, 26 February 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Imprest with respectfull Awe and the most profound esteem, I presume to approach your hand; not that I conceive your friendship for an individual however small or remote, in any degree lessen’d; but because the business of your elevated Station, will continually require your attention to matters of transcendantly more importance; I beg leave to introduce to you my friend & Neighbour Robert B...
4To Thomas Jefferson from John Strode, 16 March 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Voss has just informd me that Your Horses & Carriage is in about Ten days to meet You at my Neighbour Herins; for Heavens sake, dont give this little Family the indiscribeable pain which we must Suffer on such an Occasion; make, for once more, I humbly beseech You Sir, this poor House Your Lodging for a night at least. I believe indeed it wd. afford You some degree of pleasure to know how...
5To James Madison from John Strode, 9 April 1801 (Madison Papers)
As Our beloved president past this place the last time on His Way to Montecello, He gave me reason to believe it was probable that You wd. about the time He returnd go this Rout on Your way to the Seat of Government also? If so, pray be good enough Once more to make my hble. house Your Stage; I hope the Amiable Lady will be With You & that it will be convenient to Rest here and in the...
6To James Madison from John Strode, 30 May 1801 (Madison Papers)
Be health & happiness Yours; this Sentiment which flows with fervent Zeal, wishes to include with utmost Sincerity Your Amiable Lady & all the Family. Your friends in this Neighbourhood are Well! Involved as You consequently are, in matters of highest importance; which, no interest, no concern, however affecting my Own Life, ease or happiness, could in the least move me but for One moment to...
7To James Madison from John Strode, 6 April 1802 (Madison Papers)
Should You, Your Lady and family make a Visit this Spring to Your Seat in Orange; pray confer on me the honor of taking my House in Your route, for One Night at least; Capt. Winston I must grant has the highest Claim to the favour of both You and Your Lady; but it cannot be consistant with the principles of equity & Justice that He Should engross Your whole time, while in the County; pray...
8To Thomas Jefferson from John Strode, 4 May 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
If unhappily for me I am destined to absence as you pass my humble dwelling, pray let not that make any differance with you, or those that are with you. but honor it once more I humbly intreat You with Your presence for One Night . My Little Daughter and every One at the place will be all Obedience & respect With all due regard I am Sir Yr. most Obdt RC ( MHi ); at foot of text: “Thomas...
9To Thomas Jefferson from John Strode, 26 June 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
There are many and many Thousands as well as myself, (Good & Worthy Man) who Needeth not any Vindication of the Measures of the present administration, the Rectitude of its principles, purity of its motives & Energey of intellectual faculties form and complete a character whose fair resplendant fame will Reflect everlasting Lustre on the present Age; nor can malignancey however deep and...
10To Thomas Jefferson from John Strode, 25 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I am favourd with a present of intrinsic Value; the estimation of which is encreased by coming from a character who with Just propriety fills the first place in the Gift of Man! tho great that expression, I proudly boast transcendantly more. It is from Thomas Jefferson; a name, which will I believe duribly stand the test of Time; when that of Presidents Emperors and Kìngs are eventually...
11To Thomas Jefferson from John Strode, 25 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
My Son Tom has just Sent me a Letter inclosing a few of the Seed of the soft Sembler or Quash, which He humbly intreats the President to accept, together with Ardent prayers for His health & Felicity. I was not fortunate enough to receive the Letter &c or know anything of them untill they had been several days at Our Cot. House, and then a private Gentleman who intended for Albemarle Coty....
12To Thomas Jefferson from John Strode, 7 January 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Not till this moment did I receive the communication of the 15th. Ult: with which You were please to honor me; the delay is unaccountable! Stevensburg is our next post Office, to which we Weekly Send on post day; if Sir in future You are pleased to favour me with another Line; pray let it be directed to care of Mordecai Barbour, Merchant of Fredericksburg; who is my Agent there, and has dayly...
13To Thomas Jefferson from John Strode, 12 January 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Not for 22 days after the date of Your highly esteemd favour with which You were pleased to honor me of the 15th Ultimo did I receive it; to which I endeavourd tho’ in haste with all due regard to reply, & instantly forwarded to the Post Office at this place; to which if come to hand, pray be pleased, to do me the honor, to be referr’d; I continue to be of the Mind, that I can not possibly...
14To Thomas Jefferson from John Strode, 20 January 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
On the 12th. from Fredbg I took the liberty of again addressing You on the Subject of Kuptrest Ironworks; to which, please do me the honor to be referr’d; Soon after My Arrival at home I wrote on the Same Subject a Letter to the Secretary at War; of which, the inclosed is a Copy; & from which You will Sir discover a true Statement of My Situation & Sentiments; without Aid, I cannot Attempt the...
15To Thomas Jefferson from John Strode, 10 April 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
In consequince of the matter You were pleased to communicate to me respecting Genl Lee, I beg leave Good & Worthy Sir to approach Your hand with the most Solemn assurances that Mr. Samuel Washington told me that Genl Lee had sold Him the place whereon I reside, and that Lee was obliged to make Him a conveyance for the Same, and bound what He said by the most Solemn [asseveration], and that...
16To Thomas Jefferson from John Strode, 3 February 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
With extreme diffidence good & worthy Sir I presume to approach Your hand in a Matter which perhaps may be for National benefit—the bearer of this Carter Beverley esquire of this County has the most extensive Iron works, as Furnaces Forges &c on the Navigable Waters of James River, the Ore Banks are said to be inexhaustible, and I believe the quality especially of the Bar Iron to be...
17To Thomas Jefferson from John Strode, 18 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Not untill about two hours since at Our election did I worthy Sir receive Your favour of the 3th. for which Misfortune I am indeed extremely Sorry, happy should I be to see You at my poor dwelling Once more. this time in particular, but if that cannot be, pray let me know the hour You will be at Our Ct House, and I will be there and describe the Manner of Constructing Your Mill dam, which if...
18To James Madison from John Strode, 13 June 1808 (Madison Papers)
On my Arrival at this place about two days Since I was most Severely paind to hear that a foolish Scandalous falsehood had been publishd, (whereof the enclosed is a Copy) in the Virga. Gazette of this place. Without delay I orderd a publication in the Same paper whereof I also enclose You a Copy. No incident of my life has afforded me half the pain as this Malicious fabrication. I hope Sir You...
19To James Madison from John Strode, 15 October 1808 (Madison Papers)
With all due Respect & Regard I beg leave good & Worthy Sir to Approach Your hand and implore that You will be pleased from Matters of infinitely more importance to be good enough to Spare One Single Minutes Attention to my Singular Situation, and kindly favour me with Your advice; My Son has Nearly made up His Company and most probably will be Orderd to Some distant place; in which Case, in...
20To James Madison from John Strode, 19 November 1808 (Madison Papers)
With Sentiments of gratitude and Sincere Thankfulness, Good and worthy Sir, I acknowledge the Receipt of Your kind Letter of the 18th. Ulto. which through some fatallity did not come to hand untill this Moment. Never did I presume to ask so high a favour, never was any person more Sensible of the condescention and friendship of another or more extremely gratified than I am from Your generous...
21To James Madison from John Strode, 20 October 1809 (Madison Papers)
Nothing but the dread of unseasonably intruding Offensively on Your inestimable time has prevented me long Since from Approaching Your hand with Solicitations to favour me Some longer with that kind benevolent indulgence which I have as Yet experienced from Your goodness, I can & will when ever You Say the Word give You Ample Security for the debt I owe You, and ever remain bound under a due...
22To James Madison from John Strode, 7 February 1810 (Madison Papers)
In dayly expectation (since the rect. of your favourable Letter of the 26th. of October last) of seeing here the manager of Your Orange Estates (Mr. Gideon Gooch) in order that He and I might have made the proposed Arangements for the debt wherewith You have so long indulged me; but as Yet not having seen or heard from him, have lost all hopes. Otherwise should not have presumed at this...
23John Strode to Thomas Jefferson, 12 May 1810 (Jefferson Papers)
The bearer of this M r James M c Kinney has been informed that you are in want of a person well qualified to take charge of your Mills as a Miller and has askd of me to give Him Such character or commendation w h I may Consider He deserves—in consequence I beg leave to Assure that during the time He has been in my employment, nearly a year that is thro’ one Crop He has conducted Himself very...
24To James Madison from John Strode, 7 July 1810 (Madison Papers)
On the 31 March last I executed my penal Bond to you for the Sum of £320.13.10 and left it for you in the hands of Doctr Isaac Winston and yesterday executed a mortgage Deed to You as a further Surety for the payment, which on my Sacred honor if God permit shall be either proved or Acknowledged at the Next Fauquir Court. The reason this Sum was delay’d so long I was in hope that I could ere...
25John Strode to Thomas Jefferson, 25 June 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
My faithfull, and indeed I ought to Add, Worthy frd, M r William G. Arms , in Calling to See me affords me, Illustrious Sir, the Opportunity, Your goodness had Once confer’d on me to exercise, of Addressing You. In the Chain of Creation, I am not insensible how very elevated Your Situation is from mine, which is lost from the great Ocean of Universal good like a drop from the Bucket, altho’...
26John Strode to Thomas Jefferson, 17 July 1813 (Jefferson Papers)
Altho’ I am well aware, that if every one to whom your beneficence have been extended, was to trespass on your Attention with equal professions of gratitude, it would have a Severe effect on your private Repose. Yet, good and benevolent Sir, notwithstanding , that conviction, full at my Heart, I cannot for my life, Refrain from Acknowledgeing, the benignity of your inestimable favor favour of...
27To James Madison from John Strode, 9 August 1813 (Madison Papers)
From a chain of fatallities, Over which I could neither have foresight or controle, I am left at this place without other business than that of those Mills, which is but Small indeed; under those circumstances it has by Some among the first of Characters been intimated, that I had better devote the remainder, (as I have the most) of my former, days to Some public business, among which, that of...
28James Madison v. John Strode, Berkley Ward, Isaac H. Williams, and Jonathan Williams, 6 October 1819 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
6 October 1819. “At a superior Court of Chancery holden in the town of Fredericksburg, on the 6th day of October 1819, James Madison, plaintiff, against John Strode, Berkley Ward, Isaac H. Williams & Jonathan Williams, defendants; “On motion of the plaintiff, by counsel, it is ordered, that so much of the decree entered in this cause on the 17th day of september last as directs the defendant...