1From James Madison to Charles W. Goldsborough, 21 January 1808 (Madison Papers)
An unusal pressure of important business on this Department, has delayed the researches necessary to enable me to answer your letter respecting the claim of Mr. Lewis on the French Government. These having made I have now the honor to inform you that it does not appear from Genl. Armstrong’s communications to this Department, what has been done in relation to Mr. Lewis’ claim. I will write to...
2To James Madison from Charles W. Goldsborough, 7 January 1813 (Madison Papers)
Agreeably to directions received from you yesterday, I have the honor of transmitting a paper which exhibits a view of the vessels purchased & built, since the last session of congress, without being previously authorized by Law—with their cost as far as it can be ascertained. It is a subject of great regret to me, that owing to the very loose manner in which the Books of money warrants &...
3To James Madison from Charles W. Goldsborough, 19 August 1809 (Madison Papers)
In the absence of the Secry. of the navy, I have the honor, in pursuance of his written instructions to me, to lay before you a statement of the navy appropriations. By reference to that statement you will perceive, sir, that the appropriations for “Repairs of Vessels” & for “Contingent expences” are nearly exhausted. Under the last law of congress, making provision for these objects, great...
4To James Madison from Charles W. Goldsborough, 4 May 1809 (Madison Papers)
With your approbation the enclosed letter to Comre. Rodgers will be forwarded and a similar proposition will be made, through the commanding officers, to all the supernumerary meritorious sailing masters. I incline to the opinion that the Government can retain the greater portion without any expence; and thus, on emergency, have a corps of valuable men, selected from personal knowledge of...
5To James Madison from Charles W. Goldsborough, 25 November 1806 (Madison Papers)
The situation of sick & disabled seamen & marines, returning to this place after a long cruise in our public vessels, & who chance to be sick or disabled whilst employed in the public service here, has been, for years past, & continues to be, truly deplorable. Confined in a very small inconvenient house, eight or ten sometimes in a room not more than twelve feet square, they suffer greatly...
6To James Madison from Charles W. Goldsborough, 21 January 1813 (Madison Papers)
I have this moment received information, which I deem it my duty to lay before you without a moments delay. A gentleman of great integrity & patriotism—has stated to me that Mr. Salvador Catalano Sailing master in the navy & generally employed to prove the powder &c. residing near the navy Yard here, is ready to make oath. 1st that Capt Tingey gave him orders to pass all the powder, made at...
7To James Madison from Charles W. Goldsborough, 7 November 1809 (Madison Papers)
The secretary of the Navy having been unexpectedly detained in South Carolina by the extreme illness of two of his family, & it being probable that he will not be here for some days to come, it appears to me to be my duty to submit, for your consideration, the accompanying papers. No 1. which affords a view of the Navy appropriations to the ⟨4⟩th ins inclusively A statement of the Warrants...
8To James Madison from Charles W. Goldsborough, 9 November 1809 (Madison Papers)
I almost fear that I may be considered troublesome; but I beg that you will attribute my frequent applications to you, to an anxious desire to leave no duty unfulfilled—to anticipate what the Secretary, if present, would have performed. To enable the Department to comply with the enclosed requisition, to prepare the Navy Estimates for the year 1810, it is essential that we should know whether...
8 November 1811. Conveys information that two pipes of the wine ordered by JM have been shipped, as JM requested, from Baltimore to JM’s agent in Fredericksburg. Three pipes of wine, as well as that ordered for Mrs. Washington, have been shipped to him, and he will immediately send them to JM’s house unless directed otherwise. Encloses a paper showing the duties, freight, and other charges on...
10To James Madison from Charles W. Goldsborough, 20 September 1809 (Madison Papers)
As you are probably less occupied now than you will be on your return to the seat of Government, I take the liberty of transmitting, for your perusal, the accompanying papers. Altho’ you may not, at this time, approve the project, yet it will I hope afford you pleasure to find that we have in our navy men of columbian ambition. The writer of these papers is not, I am persuaded, inferior in...