1To James Madison from Richard Bland Lee, 15 April 1825 (Madison Papers)
The rapidly declining health of that excellent man Elias B. Caldwell rendering it almost certain that he cannot survive many weeks—and thereby render vacant the office of Clerk to the Supreme Court of the United States. In my old age and present poverty brought on me by my responsibilities for two imprudent and unfortunate Brothers for whom I have had to pay fifty thousand dollars my...
2To James Madison from Richard Bland Lee, 2 August 1819 (Madison Papers)
I take the liberty of sending to you herewith a copy of an Oration which I was unexpectedly called upon to deliver on the Annual celebration of our Independence on the 5th. July last. I have endeavored to keep out of view the Party discords of our Country, confining myself to a narrative of the Principal events which have ocurred since the birth of our Nation. In doing this tho’ I endeavored...
3To James Madison from Richard Bland Lee, 2 July 1817 (Madison Papers)
Inclosed I send you a letter from Mrs. Lee to Mrs. Madison, to whom be pleased to present my best respects & wishes, which was intended to have been conveyed by Mr. Todd. It affords me very great satisfaction to hear from every quarter, that you enjoy in your delightful retirement fine health with philosophic Ease. That you may long continue in possession of these blessings, enhanced as they...
4To James Madison from Richard Bland Lee, 27 April 1816 (Madison Papers)
An Act having passed for abolishing the Board of Commissioners of the Public buildings—I beg leave to express to you my grateful feelings, for the notice which you were pleased to take of me in the selection of persons to fill that commission. I have the conscious satisfaction of knowing that I have faithfully assiduously and I trust not unusefully devoted myself to the execution of the duties...
5To James Madison from Richard Bland Lee, 27 April 1816 (Madison Papers)
I have just received a letter from Mr. Francis Corbin whom you well know, he professes & I believe sincerely feels the highest personal respect for you. You probably know as well as I do, that he is a gentleman of very large property. He begs me to suggest to the President, that he would be pleased to be nominated one of the Commissioners to receive the subscriptions to the Bank of the U....
6To James Madison from Richard Bland Lee, 27 March 1816 (Madison Papers)
When I addressed you some time ago to communicate the wish of Majr. Henry Lee of Westmoreland to be appointed Secretary of Legation to some foreign embassy I informed him that I did suppose that the President would always leave such appointments to the ministers themselves, and that only he was on terms of intimacy with a gentleman, who might be selected for such a mission that he had little...
We lately forwarded to you executed in duplicate a Contract with the Bank of Washington for an additional loan of thirty seven thousand five hundred dollars, and now inclose a similar contract executed in the same manner for another sum of thirty seven thousand five hundred dollars with the Union Bank of Georgetown —which contracts when they shall receive the approbation of the President of...
8To James Madison from John P. Van Ness, Richard Bland Lee, and Tench Ringgold, 14 March 1816 (Madison Papers)
To the President of the United States The undersigned commissioners appointed by him, for carrying into execution An Act “Entitled An Act making appropriations for repairing or rebuilding the Public Buildings within the City of Washington,” beg leave respectfully to report. That as soon as they had received his letter of appointment, they proceeded to the execution of the trust committed to...
9To James Madison from Richard Bland Lee, 6 March 1816 (Madison Papers)
I have been very remiss in not mentioning to you, a wish which my Nephew Majr. Henry Lee requested me some months ago to communicate to you; that he was anxious to get into some civil employment, which his education would enable him properly to execute. The employment which he would most prefer would be that of Secretary to some foreign embassy. He is an accomplished Schollor familiar with...
10To James Madison from Richard Bland Lee and Tench Ringgold, 15 February 1816 (Madison Papers)
Inclosed we forward a contract made with the Bank of Washington for an additional loan for thirty seven thousand five hundred dollars, part of the loan authorised by the act of Congress for repairing or rebuilding the public buildings in the city of Washington for your approbation—and have the honor to subscribe ourselves with great consideration yr most obt svts RC ( DLC ). Enclosure not found.