1To James Madison from Joseph Hamilton Daveiss, 9 September 1801 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 9 September 1801. Mentioned in Daveiss to JM, 4 Nov. 1801 , as unanswered and in JM to Daveiss, 26 Nov. 1801 , as not received. Reports on Madison family land claims on Panther Creek in Kentucky.
19 September 1801, Frankfort. Hopes the enclosed statement of Kentucky federal court cases will be received in due time. Delay was caused by his long absence from Kentucky. RC and enclosure ( DNA : RG 59, ML ). RC 1 p. Enclosure (31 pp.) is a list in two parts of suits pending in the U.S. circuit court for Kentucky and of suits ended by a decision or judgment; certified as a true statement by...
3To James Madison from Joseph Hamilton Daveiss, 4 November 1801 (Madison Papers)
My letter of the 9th of Septr. on the subject of your panther creek lands, remains unanswered; being sent by private hand, it may have miscarried, and I now state its contents. Your father claimed 10,000 acres of land on panther creek, near Green-River—it was entered to adjoin Wm Moores 10,000, who had entered to adjoin George Masons 8300; these three claimants had one common agent, Hancock...
4From James Madison to Joseph Hamilton Daveiss, 26 November 1801 (Madison Papers)
I did not ⟨re⟩ceive till yesterday your letter of the 4th. instant. That of Sepr. 9. has never been received. The 10,000 Acres of land on Panther Creek surveyed in my father’s name, was a part of 40,000 Acres in which by contract he, Majr. Moore, and two Col. Barbours, were interested in common. Of my father’s interest about one fourth only has devolved on me, and a like proportion on my...
5To James Madison from Joseph Hamilton Daveiss, 20 December 1805 (Madison Papers)
From the answer to my letter respecting the panther creek lands with which you honoured me about three years ago, I was oblidged to pursue the caveat against the heirs of your respected Father, and by the Judgment of our District court theron, recovered the premises in controversy, together with $66.45.3 costs, as you will perceive by an extract from the clerks office enclosed. I have deemed...
6To James Madison from Joseph Hamilton Daveiss, 14 August 1806 (Madison Papers)
This is a private letter. I have addressed seven It ought to have been eight; I stated the number from memory. —Author letters to the president; the last five under covers directed to mr. Gallatin, with whom I stand so connected by official duty, that letters directed to him by me, would excite no particular remark. The first letter has been answered by the president; all the rest remain...
7From James Madison to Joseph Hamilton Daveiss, 18 September 1806 (Madison Papers)
Your letter of the 14th ultimo has come duly to hand, and will receive the confidential attention which is due to the nature of its contents and the motives which dictated them. The president to whom it has been communicated charges me with the enclosed letter, in which the delay in answering your late letters is explained. I remain sir, very respectfully Your most ob’t. servant Printed copy...
8To James Madison from Joseph Hamilton Daveiss, 16 November 1806 (Madison Papers)
Before I left home, which was late in October, I had heard such accounts about Mr. Burr’s preparations for an expedition about Louisville, that I was induced to pass near Louisville coming up, to satisfy myself on this subject. I there received abundant information of his preparations. Boats were building, beef-cattle bought up, more demanded in the market, a large quantity of pork and flour...