1To James Madison from William Blackledge, 7 February 1813 (Madison Papers)
Captain James Taylor late Collector of the Port of Ocracock is at this time in the City of Washington with his two daughter [ sic ] & one Son, I have known him for more than twenty years, and much the greater part of the time intimately. Captain Taylor is reduced in circumstances by Causes which few men could have withstood. Had he been corruptable he might have been as wealthy as he pleased....
2To James Madison from William Blackledge, 16 April 1812 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
16 April 1812, Capitol. Recommends Richard B. Jones, an attorney in Philadelphia, for the vacant consulate in Tripoli. Describes Jones as “liberally educated” at Princeton and mentions his service as a midshipman in the U.S. Navy, including his capture on the Philadelphia at Tripoli. After resigning from the navy, Jones studied law, got a license, commenced practice, married, and settled in...
3To James Madison from William Blackledge, 20 March 1812 (Madison Papers)
I have this day received a letter from my correspondent in New York (a letter from whom I did myself the honor to send you about two months ago). In the letter of this day he complains of the misfortune of not having been appointed as he is really needy, but declares it as his opinion that every officer appointed (a list of which he had seen) were either federalists or Clintonians except only...
4To James Madison from William Blackledge, 8 March 1812 (Madison Papers)
The enclosed was recd yesterday from Mr Cooke the Collector at the Port of Beaufort N: Carolina. The letter is sent to you not for the purpose of complaining but of suggesting to your Consideration, whether the Gunboats had not generally better be maned by Companies of Artillerists raised at the ports of their Station, every man of whom know better what to do even as sailors with vessels of...
5To James Madison from William Blackledge, 20 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
At the time I had the honor to meet you at the Presidents you expressed a desire to be informed whether Mr: Martin of Newbern if appointed a Judge of the New Orleans, or Mississippi Territories would accept of the appointmen t. I am this day favored with his answer to a letter I wrote him directly after on the subject in which he authorizes me to State that he will accept of an appointment at...
6To James Madison from William Blackledge, 14 December 1808 (Madison Papers)
I yesterday had the pleasure of an interview with one of the gentlemen in your department whose name I do not Recollect but who I presume has the addressing your orders to the editors of the different Newspapers for Publication of the laws; this interview took place in the presence of Mr: Alston and ended in our mutual agreement to leave the decision to yourself, as justice & a conduciveness...
7To James Madison from William Blackledge, 12 December 1808 (Madison Papers)
Should the government in any short time stand in need of a person to fill the office of Judge in the Orleans or Mississippi Territory, I would beg leave to recommend to their Notice Francis X Martin Esquire an Attorney of very good Standing at the Bar both of the Federal & Superior Courts of No. Carolina. Mr. Martin is a Frenchman by birth, between forty five and fifty years of Age, has been...
8To James Madison from William Blackledge, 28 May 1808 (Madison Papers)
The death of Mr. Benjamin Woods late district attorney of the United States for the North Carolina District renders the appointment of a Successor necessary. I have not heard of any applicant for the appointment but Daniel Carthy Esque. of this place. Of his talents you have other sufficient testimony. My principle object in writing this is to apprize you that I do not know of any lawyer who...
9To Thomas Jefferson from William Blackledge, 2 February 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Inclosed I have the honor to forward you a memorial of a number of the Citizens of the town of Beaufort & of the County of Carteret in its vicinity praying that they may have some portion of the gunboats sent to them, & a battery erected for at the point of the Inlet for the protection of that town and harbour—The laws on the Subject of Gun boats & fortifications having already passed through...
10To James Madison from William Blackledge, 29 November 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
29 November 1804, Washington. “At the last Session of Congress I made an application [not found] on behalf of the Editors of a paper published at Newbern intitled the ‘North Carolina Circular’ to have the paper pitched on as one in which the Laws of Congress should be published under authority of the Act of the 2d March 1799. That application was made too late. I am induced again to make...