1To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 14 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
There was no mail this morning beyond Petersburg. I have therefore again to regret that I can give you no information from Norfolk. Should I receive any letters of importance tomorrow morning, I will send them by express to overtake the Fredericksburg mail, which generally leaves this place before the arrival of the Norfolk mail— I am with the highest respect Sir yr. Ob. St. DLC : Papers of...
2To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 16 September 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I now enclose to you Major Newton’s last letter, and am with the highest respect Sir yr. ob. St. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
3To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 25 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I now enclose you the last letter from Norfolk. The next will I presume be from Major Newton to whom the command has been transfered, & to whom I have communicated your opinion on the subject of supplies for the Columbine. I am with the highest respect Sir yr. Ob. St. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
4To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 30 September 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to forward to you Major Newtons letters of the 26th. and also of the 27th and 28th. I am with the highest respect Sir yr. Ob. St. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
5To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 19 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
After having written an answer to your letter of the 17th—I have barely time to acknowledge, with many thanks, the receipt of your particular favor of the 11th which did not come to hand until to day—It has removed every doubt from my mind—I will answer it more particularly tomorrow— Accept my assurances of the highest respect. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
6To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 19 September 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I now forward to you two other letters from Major Newton, and have the Honor to be with the highest respect Sir yr. ob: St. Vi : Executive Letterbook.
7To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 16 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to enclose you General Mathew’s letters of the 12th & 13th of this month, which were both received at a very late hour yesterday morning. Not knowing whether you take the Norfolk Ledger, I take the liberty to send you a paragraph from that paper, which gives information very interesting if true— I am with the highest respect Sir yr. Ob. St DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
8To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 26 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to enclose you General Mathews’s letter of the 24th. I am with the highest respect Sir yr. Ob. St. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
9To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 27 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
A letter from Norfolk, of the 25th. states, “the force of the British Squadron at 2. P.M this day, consisted of the Triumph, Leopard, Cleopatra, and two armed Brigs; their position as yesterday”—Nothing is said of the Columbine— I am with great respect Sir yr. Ob. St. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
10To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 6 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
You will receive inclosed Major Newtons letter of the 3rd. instant. I am with the highest respect Sir yr. Ob. St DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
11To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 18 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
No mail has been received from Norfolk since Saturday morning; but one is expected this morning, so that I shall be able to communicate, by the Charlottesville mail this Evening, any interesting intelligence that may be received—But even that mail has not yet arrived altho it has been due since Sunday Evening— I am with the highest respect Sir yr. Ob. St DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
12To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 23 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
A letter from Capt: Reade of the 21st. states that nothing new has occurred—and that the British Squadron continues off the Capes. I have the honor to be with the highest respect Sir yr. most: Obt. St. PHi : Daniel Parker Papers.
13To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 13 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I am sorry it is not in my power to give you any information from Norfolk, as I received no letters by this mornings mail. I am with the highest respect Sir yr. Ob. St DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
14To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 28 September 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to forward to you Majr. Newton’s letter of the 24th. I received your letter to Colo. Smith, and took pleasure in forwarding it to Walkerton, King & Queen, near which he resides—I am with the highest respect, Sir yr. Ob. St DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
15To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 24 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to enclose Captain Reades letter of the 22nd. instant, and to be with the highest respect, Sir yr. Ob. St. PHi : Daniel Parker Papers.
16To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 9 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I now forward you Major Newtons report of the 6th. instant. I am with the highest respect Sir yr. ob. St. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
17To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 22 September 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
The enclosed letters were delayed for the purpose of being forwarded by the direct Charlottesville Mail—I have informed Majr. Newton, in answer to his letter of the 19th that his construction of the Proclamation is correct, and that the course which he proposes to pursue, is warranted by his instructions The letters enclosed by you from Mr. Clay, and from Mr. Belscher, shall receive a due...
18To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 24 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 21st. has been received, and I have accordingly directed that the packet addressed to Sir Thomas Hardy shall be returned by the mail to the British Consul whose seal it bears—I now enclose you General Mathews last letter. I am with the highest respect Sir yr. Ob. Servt. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
19To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 4 September 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I now forward you Major Newtons letter of the 2nd. to whom I have mentioned the assurance of Sir Thomas Hardy that he should attempt no act of hostility unless he should receive orders from his Superiors. This will account for the Chesapeake having left Norfolk— I have the honor to be with great respect Sir yr. Ob. St DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
20To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 30 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Three letters from Capt: Read of the 25. 26 & 27 instant, all received by last nights mail, state that the British Ships still continue without the Capes—The Secretary at war has informed me that he has directed the discharge of both companies of Militia in service at & near Norfolk. This circumstance will render unnecessary any answer to my letter of the 28th. I have the honor to be with the...
21To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 23 September 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to forward a letter from Majr. Newton of the 21st instant, and to be with the highest respect Sir yr. Ob. St. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
22To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 1 September 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I do myself the pleasure to forward to you Genl. Mathews’s letter of the 26th. Augt. which is the latest information I have received from Norfolk. I have the honor to be with the highest respect Sir yr. Ob St. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
23To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 24 September 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to forward to you a letter from Major Newton, of the 22nd. instant, and am with the highest respect Sir yr. Obt. St DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
24To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 21 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the pleasure to enclose you Capt: Reads letter of the 18th. by which it appears that the British Vessels have actually left our Waters, altho’ they are still hovering on our Coast. Permit me to call your attention to that part of Capt: Reads letter which relates to the expiration of the term of service of the company of Militia under his command—It belongs to you to determine whether...
25To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 6 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I beg your pardon for not having enclosed Major Newtons letter of the 30th. of Sept: as mentioned in my letter of yesterday—It is not in itself of much consequence, but having been mentioned, it should have been forwarded. I am with the highest respect Sir yr. Ob. St DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
26To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 17 July 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
This will be presented to you by Mr. Woodward, who will shortly pass through Washington on his way to New-York—Permit me to introduce him to your acquaintance as a gentleman of talents and respectability. Any attentions which you may extend to Mr. Woodward, will be acknowledged as a favor conferred on me. I have the honor to be with the highest respect Sir yr. Obt. Servt. DLC : Papers of...
27To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 7 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Major Newtons letters of the 4th. & 5th. are enclosed. I have the honor to be with the highest respect Sir yr. Ob. St. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
28To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 26 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I now forward to you Capt: Reades letter of the 23rd. and have the honor to be with the highest respect Sir yr. obt. Servt. PHi : Daniel Parker Papers.
29To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 25 September 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to forward to you Majr. Newton’s letter of the 23. I am with the highest respect Sir Yr. Ob. St DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
30To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 21 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
General Mathews’s letter of the 18th states that the British remain as mentioned in his letter of the 17th. which I forwarded to you yesterday. I am with great respect Sir yr. Ob. St. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
31To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 10 June 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
My brother Joseph C Cabell who will deliver you this letter has just returned from Europe where he has been for several years past in pursuit of health & information. I take the liberty to make him known to you; & to assure you I shall feel myself much gratified by any attentions or civilities you may do him the honor to shew him during his short stay in Washington I have the honor to be with...
32To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 21 January 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I laid before the General Assembly of Virginia the letter which I had the honor to receive from you enclosing the Act of Congress for laying out and making a road from Cumberland in the State of Maryland to the State of Ohio, together with the partial report of the Commissioners: and I have now the honor to enclose you the Copy of an Act of the General Assembly, giving the assent of this State...
33To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 15 September 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to enclose you Major Newton’s letters from the 4th to the 11th instant inclusive. In all cases of sealed letters coming from the Squadron, addressed to persons residing in Norfolk, I have informed him that he would be authorized to open them, with the consent of the persons to whom they are addressed, and after having examined them, to deliver or withhold them according to the...
34To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 15 July 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I do myself the pleasure to enclose for your perusal, a copy of a letter this morning received from General Mathews, together with copies of certain other papers accompanying it, giving the latest intelligence from Norfolk—you will perceive that the British Vessels have left Hampton Roads, but it does not appear from any information afforded by the enclosed papers, that they have left our...
35To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 22 January 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. William McKindley, a member of the General Assembly from the County of Ohio, having informed me of his intention to return to his County by way of the City of Washington, I have requested him to take charge of a letter to you enclosing the copy of an Act of the General Assembly “giving the assent of this State to an Act of Congress for laying out and making a road from the river Patowmac...
36To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 15 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 12th. was received yesterday evening, and the course which it prescribes shall be strictly observed. I now forward you Major Newton’s letters of the 8th. 9th. & 13th instant—It appears by the last that the British Ships of War have gone out of our waters—Tomorrow’s mail will, I presume, enable us to ascertain whether this departure is temporary, as on a former occasion, or...
37To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 5 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I now forward Major Newton’s letters of the 30th of September, and of the 1st. and 2nd of this month, together with the extraordinary letter of Sir Robert Laurie to Major Newton, declaring his determination to put a stop to all intercourse whatever between the squadron and our officers, unless he shall be permitted to carry on, with the British Consul, a correspondence under seal—You will...
38To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 11 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I am this moment favored with yours of the 9th, but I fear the direct mail to Charlottesville is already closed—No inconvenience will arise from the circumstance mentioned in your letter because as I understood that Capt. Decatur was not in Norfolk. I did not state to General Mathews that he no longer had the power to receive and regulate the intercourse by flag with the British Squadron—Your...
39To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 20 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 11th. on the subject of the Volunteers, was not received until yesterday—I feel myself much indebted to you for the trouble you have been pleased to take in the solution of the questions propounded in my letter of the 7th. The difficulties I experienced, related principally to the appointment of the Majors and Colonels—Those relating to Captains yeelded to my own mature...
40To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 25 June 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to enclose you a copy of a letter this morning received from General Mathews covering the Copy of another which he had written to the Secretary of State; and also a Copy of a letter, without Signature, which I this morning received from Hampton. They State the daring insult offered to our Flagg, in the illegal and savage attack made by the British Ship of War Leopard on the...
41To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 22 July 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 19th. was received by yesterdays mail—On the order for discharging that portion of the Militia that had been sent to Norfolk from this place and Petersburg, some farther explanation is necessary than what I had time to give when I wrote to you before on that subject. That information should be asked from you, and that a decision should be made before time has been given to impart...
42To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 20 July 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I am sorry that the information I must now give is not calculated to strengthen those hopes which might have been excited by my last that the British Squadron intended to respect the authority of our Government—I enclose for your perusal a copy of a letter this morning received from General Mathews, together with copies of his instructions to Captains Shepard & Taylor, and also of the report...
43To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 29 December 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
A powder Mill has been lately established in the immediate vicinity of this place, and it is now carried on by a company of gentlemen, of which the Mr. Browns, sons of Mr. John Brown, Clerk of the Court of appeals, are partners—This company wishes to obtain from the General Government some accommodation in supplies of Salt-petre, for which they will pay either in Cash, or in powder as the...
44To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 22 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote to you yesterday and enclosed a letter from Capt: Reade of the 18th. stating that the British Vessels had actually left our waters but were still off the Capes. He also observed that the term of service of the company now under his command would expire on the 2nd. of next month, and that they would not willingly remain longer in service—A fear that some derangement in the Post office...
45To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 26 October 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
My friend Doctor William Upshaw is desirous to procure the appointment of Hospital Surgeon, in the Armies of the United States—I pray you to pardon the liberty I take, in recommending him to the attention of the Government. To say that he is upright, capable, honorable and republican, would be but common praise. I am persuaded the office he solicits could not be better filled. A long & painful...
46To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 10 July 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your letter of the 8th. authorizing the Executive of this State to call into immediate service such a portion of the Militia as might be judged necessary & most convenient, for the defence of Norfolk, & the Gunboats at Hampton & in Mathews, & for the protection of the Country against the hostile acts of the British Squadron now blockading Norfolk—You will before this, have...
47To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 18 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to enclose you two letters from General Mathews received by this mornings mail—As to the packet mentioned in one of the letters, and addressed to Capt: Hardy, I consider it as coming within the prohibition of the Proclamation, & your instructions. You will perceive that General Mathews considers it in the same light—I should direct its return to the British Consul at New-York,...
48To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 21 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Your two letters of the 19th. were received today—I received no letter from Norfolk this morning, and therefore can communicate no information from that quarter—Directions have been given for the discharge of the Cavalry—The Company of Artillery, and the company of Infantry will be immediately placed under the command of Major Newton, who will receive all necessary instructions—A daily express...
49To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 10 March 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
When Major Newton commanded the Militia in Norfolk, some letters were sent to him by Sir Robert Laurie, for the purpose of being delivered to the British Consul who, I presume, was charged with the distribution of those addressed to different persons in the United States. These letters, being all under seal, could not be delivered; and Major Newton did not think it proper to send a flag for...
50To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 3 September 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to forward Major Newtons letter of the 31st. of Augt. You will observe what he states with respect to the conduct of some of the Boats of the British Squadron, in frequently coming near the shore, rowing in different directions, as if with intention to land, & sometimes taking soundings of the Coast, and the entrance of Lynhaven River—I have not thought that this conduct,...