1To James Madison from John K. Smith, 18 March 1810 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to enclose you in a tin Case five Certificates & plats of Land located for the marquis Lafayette. I received from the Register 6 Certificates but delivered one to Mr Duplantier who wished to alter the location. There remains now 2520 acres for which Certificates are to be returned & which will be immediately attended to—the location for 2,000 acres is already fixed upon & Mr...
2From James Madison to John K. Smith, 12 April 1810 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 12 April 1810. Acknowledged in Smith to JM, 15 May 1810 . Requests information about Lafayette’s Louisiana lands.
3To James Madison from John K. Smith, 15 May 1810 (Madison Papers)
I have had the honor to receive your letter of the 12th. ulto. Mr. Duplantier being absent at Batton Rouge & not being expected to return for some time I applied to Mr. Derbigney his friend agent & attorney upon the Subject of your letter. His memo. in writing I enclose & also a plat & some observations explanatory which I obtained from B. Lafon a Surveyor of this place who is a man of talents...
4From James Madison to John K. Smith, 28 May 1810 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 28 May 1810. Acknowledged in Smith to JM, 14 July 1810 . Makes inquiries about the surveys of Lafayette’s Louisiana lands.
5To James Madison from John K. Smith, 14 July 1810 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 28th may. Mr Duplantier has at length returned & is now with me. He has received two letters from Genl. Lafayette under blank covers from you—upon seeing your letters to me & my answer of the 15th. may he agrees that nothing can now be done in the location of the remaining 500 acres adjacent to the City for the reasons stated in...
6To James Madison from John K. Smith, 25 August 1811 (Madison Papers)
I have now the honor to enclose you the two remaining plats of Land located for Genr. La Fayette. Mr. Duplantier who has been very much indisposed for many months past & who besides has been Occupied in settling his late merchantile Concerns Mr D. will be possessed of a Competent fortune after settling his Concerns. (having failed) promises to afford a particular statement of the situation...