1To James Madison from Gabriel Duvall, 21 June 1803 (Madison Papers)
The communication from the Department of State of the 17th instant has been received and considered. The construction of the law of the United States to regulate the collection of duties on imports & tonnage by Mr. Murray, Consul at Glasgow, as expressed in his letter of the 26th of August last, is conceived to be erroneous. The construction which you have adopted in your letter dated the...
2To James Madison from Gabriel Duvall, 6 June 1800 (Madison Papers)
Your favour of the 13th. ulto. came duly to hand. A constant attendance in our General Court, has hitherto prevented me from acknowledging the receipt of it. I never had an Idea of undertaking a formal explanation or defence of the letter to Mazzei, imputed to Mr. Jefferson. As he has thought proper to be silent about it, it would be improper, perhaps indelicate, for any of his friends to...
3To James Madison from Gabriel Duvall, 24 January 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
24 January 1805, Comptroller’s Office. “Mr. Duvall presents his respects to Mr. Madison, & requests he will designate the News-papers which are sent to the Department of State by his order or with his approbation. “On examining the Accompt of Mr. Thom, Agent for paying the contingent expenses of the Department, it is observed that there are sundry charges for News-papers furnished the...
4To James Madison from Gabriel Duvall, 21 July 1804 (Madison Papers)
You are not unacquainted with the causes which have hitherto suspended a settlement of the claim of Dr. Stevens against the United States. He has complained of the delay which has already taken place; but as these causes still exist in part, I am not yet prepared to decide on every item of his account. As it is just that a part of his claim about which there is reason to believe that there...
5To James Madison from Gabriel Duvall, 24 March 1812 (Madison Papers)
Permit me to request your attention to an act of Congress which was passed on Friday last & which of course will be submitted for your approbation. It relates to the District Courts of the United States. By the Act of the 2d. of March 1809, all the duties of the District Judge, in case of his disability to perform them, are imposed on the Circuit Judge. Of this, altho’ in my opinion, an...
6To James Madison from Gabriel Duvall, 2 February 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
2 February 1804, Treasury Department, Comptroller’s Office. Encloses a letter of 30 Jan. 1804 from [Allen McLane], “the Collector of the Customs for the District of Delaware, and the accompt of Captain Brinton, therein mentioned, containing charges for the passages of two distressed American Seamen.” “As this claim cannot be adjusted, until the evidence mentioned by the Auditor in his note at...
7To James Madison from Gabriel Duvall, 24 February 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
24 February 1803, Washington. Lays the enclosed letter before JM so he may see the handwriting of the applicant. Does not know the duties of the vacant station in JM’s office but is confident that Whetcroft has few equals as a transcribing clerk. Has known him for many years, during which he gave “entire satisfaction” as a clerk in various departments. Whetcroft has been a notary public at...
8To James Madison from Gabriel Duvall, 18 November 1803 (Madison Papers)
Dr. Dinmore’s object in waiting upon You is explained in Mr. Bunts letter of the 16th instant which will be put into your hands. It is apprehended by many of Dr. Dinmore’s friends that the Expositor, which is a useful paper, will be discontinued for want of an adequate support & patronage, unless he can participate in the printing business which is done on account of the United States. In so...
9To James Madison from Gabriel Duvall, 12 November 1801 (Madison Papers)
A report prevails here, founded, it is said, on a letter from Mr. Steele, of Washington that a compromise has taken place between the United States & Great Britain as to the claims of the latter under the sixth article of the treaty of 1794, & that the U. S. are to pay a given sum which is to be accepted in full discharge of all the individual claims. It is said also that this last treaty, if...
10To James Madison from Gabriel Duvall, 21 October 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
21 October 1802, Annapolis. Introduces Marien Lamar who, believing John Marsden Pintard intends to resign, is a candidate for consul at Madeira. Lamar is from Prince Georges County, Maryland. “His family and connections are respectable & firmly attached to the principles of the Revolution.” He has been “in the Mercantile line” for seventeen or eighteen years at Madeira and in recent years has...