1To James Madison from George House, 3 May 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
3 May 1801, New London, Connecticut. Recalls JM’s conversations with House’s daughter at Charlottesville. As an old Republican, recounts career of naval service since 1776 and his having been superseded out of order as captain of the revenue cutter Argus by Elisha Hinman for political reasons. Requests command of revenue cutter and restoration of rank in succession. RC ( DNA : RG 59, LAR ,...
2To Thomas Jefferson from George House, 7 April 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I have just received a letter from Colonel Jonathan Palmer Surveyor of Stonington, representing a petition from the inhabitants of the ports of Stonington and Pocatuck for the blending of those ports into a district— I will take the freedom of representing to you the situation of those ports—as near as I can. Stonington the East port in Connecticut is a peninsula or arm of land projecting into...
3To James Madison from George House, 27 June 1808 (Madison Papers)
I take the liberty of addressing you on an interesting subject and solicit your friendly assistance towards the releif of six young American’s, who, Unfortunately where left by the Ship Leonidas Capn. Barnes a Whaling Ship of New London the 8 of May 1808 on the Uninhabited Island of Trinidad in Latitude 20 South and Longitude of 28 Wt. The Father of one of the young Men is my neighbor and...