1James Madison to Ferdinand R. Hassler, 6 March 1828 (Madison Papers)
J. M. presents his respects to Mr. Hassler with many thanks for the "Popular Exposition of the System of the Universe". politely sent & just recd; to which he adds his good wishes for the success, to wch. such a work executed with the known ability of the author can not fail to be entitled. Every insight into the grandeur & structure of the universe, having a happy tendency at once to expand...
2James Madison to Ferdinand R. Hassler, 01 September 1828 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. Sir, your letter of Aug. 31st with the 2 Copies of your "Elements of Analytic Trigonometry." For the one to be retained by myself, I tender my thanks: The other will be disposed of as you request. Not pretending to be a competent judge, of the merit of the work, I can only express the confidence in it, derived from the high estimation in which your Scientific character has been...
3Ferdinand R. Hassler to James Madison, 8 September 1828 (Madison Papers)
With the present I take the Liberty to present to You two Copies of my Elements of Geometry which I wrote during my short stay at Richmond since I had the pleasure to communicate to You my former work on astronomical subjects. I should be very happy to see my now several elementary works of Mathematic introduced in Virginia, they appear to be much approved generally, and particularly by the...
4James Madison to Ferdinand R. Hassler, 25 September 1828 (Madison Papers)
Your letter of the 8th. with two copies of your "Elements of Geometry" came to hand when a spell of sickness prevented me from making the proper acknowledgements. I now beg of you to accept them, particularly for the copy allotted to myself. That for the University has been duly forwarded and will there find a better capacity than I possess to do justice to the work. I can only repeat to you...
5Ferdinand R. Hassler to James Madison, 14 June 1830 (Madison Papers)
Permit me with the present to present to You a Copy of my logarithmic and trigonometric Tables, which just now appear in the public, to which I made the Introduction in, 5 languages, as the intermediate titles shew, that they may acquire more general course; the numbers being the same for all, this extension appeared to me proper, so that each of the 4 living languages might have the book in...
6James Madison to Ferdinand R. Hassler, 24 June 1830 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. with yr. letter of the 14. 2 Copies of yr. Logarithmic & Trigonometric Tables, and have forwarded to the University the one presented to its Library. For the other I return my personal thanks with an offer of my best wishes that yr. labours in the cause of Science may be duly rewarded With cordl. salutations RC (NN) ; FC (DLC) .
7Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler to James Madison, 6 February 1833 (Madison Papers)
In taking the Liberty to address to You herewith Copies of my Reports upon Weights and measures, I again make use of the priviledge, which I have often assumed to continue to give You some account of my employment of my time. The object of the present is most likely not without some Interest for You, the manner in which I have treated the subject is in many respects new, and I hope however...
8James Madison to Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler, 22 February 1833 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. your favor with the accompanying Copies of your Report on Weights & Measures, & I have forwarded the two, one for Professor Patterson, & one for the University of Virginia; and shall dispose of the others as you desire. For the Copy alloted to myself, I return you my thanks. The decrepit state of my health, added to my great age & other causes, have prevented me from looking much...
9Ferdinand R. Hassler to James Madison, 9 January 1835 (Madison Papers)
The Kind interest which You have always taken in the Work of the Coast Survey, occasiones me to communicate to You herewith a Copy of the principal Documents relating to that work, which it has become necessary for me to print on account of the violent attack made upon me, and my character by the 4th Auditor under whose hands the transfer of the work to the Navy Department has brought the...
10James Madison to Ferdinand R. Hassler, 11 February 1835 (Madison Papers)
I have received your communication relating to the survey of the coast and thank you for it. Finding that my great age now within a few days of its 85th. year, with a constitution & health severely crippled by disease did not permit me to give the attention due to the printed Documents, I can only refer to my former letters for an expression of the sentiments and good wishes retained for you...