1To James Madison from William Henry Harrison, 8 September 1801 (Madison Papers)
The late Secretary of State having neglected to send on a seal for the General Court of this Territory and as it was impossible to do without one I employed Mr. Small of this place to supply the deficiency. He has executed his task extremely well & his charge (30 Dollars) I think very reasonable. As disbursements of this kind for the Territories have usually been made through your office I...
2To James Madison from William Henry Harrison, 19 January 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
19 January 1802, Vincennes. Believes the president should know that members of the local court, having some time ago assumed the right to grant land titles, had granted themselves rights to all formerly reserved territory extending for several square miles and excluding only the land immediately surrounding Vincennes. “The authors of this ridiculous transaction” had abandoned the claim, but it...
3To James Madison from William Henry Harrison, 7 July 1802 (Madison Papers)
The mail which will carry this letter is the first from this place—since the month of March last—Or I should before have done myself the honour to write to you—altho I had nothing material to communicate. This barrenness of events still continues, with the exception of such as come under my notice as Superintendant of Indian affairs & these as has been the custom will be detailed to the...
§ From William Henry Harrison. 17 February 1806, Vincennes. “Agreeably to your instructions I employed Mr. Elihu Stout to Publish the laws passed by Congress & I do hereby Certify He has Comp[i]led those passed at the first Session of the Eighth Congress.” RC ( DNA : RG 217, First Auditor’s Accounts, no. 17,957). 1 p. Filed with Stout’s accounts, one for $86.50 (1 p.; certified by Wagner) and...
5To James Madison from William Henry Harrison, 25 August 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From William Henry Harrison. 25 August 1806, Vincennes. “Please to pay John Wilkins Jnr. Esqr. or his order seventy Dollars which sum he has advanced me to pay the within account of Mr Elihu Stouts for printing done for the Executive Department of the Indiana Territory & to which there is a receipt in full & charge the same to the contingent fund of said Territory.” RC and enclosure ( DNA :...
6To James Madison from William Henry Harrison, 11 May 1814 (Madison Papers)
I have this day forwarded to the Secy of War my resignation of the Commission which I hold in the army. This measure has not been determined on without a referrence to all the motives which should influence a Citizen, who is sincerely attached to the Honour and interests of his Country, who beleives that the war in which we are engaged is just, and necessary, and that the crisis requires the...