8061To James Madison from George William Erving, 14 March 1807 (Madison Papers)
I lose no time in transmitting to you a decree issued by this government in conformity with the Imperial blockade decree, of which I re ceived the first notice from Cadiz on the 12th. Inst; and I send it as published in the Madrid Gazette of last Evening, where it is preceeded by a paragraph worthy of remark: By the next po st I shall have the honor of addressing you mo re particularly upon...
8062To James Madison from John Glendy, 18 April 1816 (Madison Papers)
The bearer Mr. N. Andrews purposes setting off to-morrow for Washington City, in hope of obtaining the office of Chaplain, on board of a frigate or seventy four Gun Ship, in the service of the U.S. If ministerial talents, and literary acquisitions—If loyalty to the Government of this Country, and ardent zeal in the cause of pure Republicanism—If heroism in days of peril, and courageous...
8063To James Madison from John George Jackson, 27 November 1808 (Madison Papers)
Your last letter & the accompanying papers were well calculated to support the opinion which I have long entertained that the British pretensions would be supported at the risque of a War; & that like an angry infuriated Lioness when robbed of her Whelps, her Ministry would attack indiscriminately all the Neutral rights in the way of her contemplated greatness- wound & destroy her friends, her...
8064To James Madison from Jonathan Thompson, 30 June 1821 (Madison Papers)
I rec’d your letter of the 21st. inst. in relation to the Box of Seeds—there being no opportunity to Fredericksburg, have forwarded it as per enclosed Bill of Lading to Norfolk to be forwarded from thence to the care of Messrs. Mackay & Campbell, Fredericksburg Va. No charge has been made to me for it. I am sir with respect Your Obt. Servt. RC and enclosure ( DLC ). RC in a clerk’s hand,...
8065To James Madison from William Spencer (Abstract), 3 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
3 March 1805, Georgetown, Eastern Shore, Maryland . “Some years ago a cargo of a Brig of which one third belonged to Mr. Abraham Falconar formerly a Merchant of the city of Baltimore was seized and taken for the use of the French Government by their Agent at the Island of St. Domingo; and either a certificate, Government Bill, or some other Document was received from the Agent as evidence of...
8066To James Madison from Cary F. Dunn Jr., 31 October 1812 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
31 October 1812 , “ State of New York Queens County Jamaica .” Was introduced to JM by Mr. Vining when JM was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives meeting in New York. Holds a commission as a judge of the New York Court of Common Pleas for the county of Queens and was a magistrate for the city and county of New York for seven years. Seeking to support his family, requests from JM “a...
8067To James Madison from Henry Wheaton, 29 September 1823 (Madison Papers)
I take the liberty of writing you for the purpose of stating that I have undertaken to give the public some Account of the professional and political Character of the late Mr. Pinkney. With this view, I have endeavoured to collect as much of his private Correspondence as might be useful to my purpose. It is probable that whilst he was minister in England he might have written you, Sir, some...
8068To James Madison from DeWitt Clinton, 3 June 1808 (Madison Papers)
It is mentioned to me that a person of the name of James Main now of this City is an applicant for a Consular Appointment and that he has obtained by surprise some respectable names to his recommendation. To prevent the administration from being deceived into an improper appointment, I have been solicited to transmit the enclosed documents. Samuel Barclay of the City of New York being duly...
8069To James Madison from Edward C. Nicholls, 12 January 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
12 January 1804, “Rixton near Liverpool. ” “Permit me to congratulate yourself ind[i]vidually, and my Country, on the great event lately taken place, the Acquisition of Louisiana! History furnishes no such Occurrence; and the greatest Characters in this Kingdom, speak of it as the Master piece of human policy. I am preparing to sail to that Country, in the Ship Augusta bound to New Orleans. I...
8070To James Madison from Rufus King, 9 February 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
9 February 1802, London. No. 52. States that the definitive treaty is not yet signed but preparations are being made to reduce the war establishment. Virtual annexation of Italian Republic by France will not impede peace with England, and neither Austria nor the rest of Italy has a voice at Amiens. The size of Great Britain’s peacetime establishment is unknown, but it will be larger than...