1To James Madison from William Irvine, 23 March 1801 (Madison Papers)
I most sincerely & heartily congratulate you, on the late success in the Election of President, and appointments to office in consequence; not that I think yours has been sought, or is even agreeable to you, but in as much as you are willing to lend your aid and give some of your time to the public service, so soon as circumstances would render them acceptable. Many of us, you & I among the...
2To James Madison from William Irvine, 5 May 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
5 May 1801, Philadelphia. Introduces Oliver Pollock, who contends that the government owes him for past service. “Humanity obliges men to notice with attention, claims of the distressed, which he is most certainly, but whether the public are under any obligation to him is the question; he says he only wishes a full & impartial enquiry.” RC ( DLC ). 1 p.; docketed by JM. Pollock’s plight was...