31To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 22 February 1797 (Madison Papers)
I conclude Mr. Jefferson has gone forward the upper road as he has not yet passed through this Town which ere now he wod. have done unless something prevented his seting out as early as he intended. By the last Mail I recd. A letter from Monroe. He recd. between the 27th. Octr. and the 3d. Nov. his letter of recall dated 22d. Augt. last and says he shall not take his departure till april. He...
32To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 10 June 1795 (Madison Papers)
After my return from the General Court where I shall go next Monday I shall take the circuit from Dumfries Alexandria & through Loudoun onwards to Charlotte [s]ville by which means I shall effectuelly I think dissipate the effluvia which may have attached to me from those in the smallpox —indeed I do not think anything I shall take with me can endanger any one as I have none of it in the house...
33To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 23 January 1795 (Madison Papers)
On my return from Loudoun the evening before last I received yours of the 14th. Nothing final has I presume been yet effected by Mr. Jay or it wod. be laid before the legislature and if any thing beneficial to this country is ultimately obtained from G. Britain we may ascribe it altogether to her distressed situation in consequence of the successes of the French republic. Altho’ it is...
34To James Madison from Joseph Jones, [ca. 3 March] 1795 (Madison Papers)
I have your favor of the 25th. ult. and in consequence of the information given respecting Monroes land on Rock castle I inclose the Survey and a memdum. of his respecting it. The patent may be taken out for any thing I know as Mr. Fowler (who owed Monroe money) was to do it and contrive it to you, but it is probable that Monroe being absent Fowler may have neglected to perform his promise in...
35To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 29 October 1795 (Madison Papers)
Circumstances will not allow of my visiting Albemarle before I return from the genl. court where I must be on the 9th. or 10th. next month. I wished much to see you before I went to Richmond to know your sentiments whr. any and what course shod. be taken by the legislature respecting the present situation of our affairs—with great propriety may the legislature instruct their Senators. I see no...
36To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 23 December 1794 (Madison Papers)
In expectation of hearing from Mr. Randolph respecting Monroes affairs, I have postponed writing to him, which I shod: have done soon after the receipt of his letter. By your letter I find Mr. Randolph meditated writing to me what he wod. do but I have not heard from him and the moment is at hand that requires my compleating the first payment. Perhaps my writing to him and inclosing an...
37To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 4 February 1796 (Madison Papers)
I am just returned from Loudoun a journey the most disagreeable from weather and roads I ever encountered. Before my departure I wrote you a letter inclosing one for Monroe wherein I informed you of my fruitless search in Albemarle to discover any thing to answer the expectation and inquiry of Mr. Knox. I also mentioned my having recd. a letter from Monroe informing me he expected pickering...
38To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 16 November 1794 (Madison Papers)
Your favor of the 7th. I received on Friday evening on my return from Richmond. I am in hopes the China has got safe and sound to hand. I have not heard from Mr. Randolph but take for granted what you mention that the bill will be paid as he had accepted it. I promised no further application should be made untill we heard from Monroe although my engagements for him and some small balances due...
39To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 8 January 1794 (Madison Papers)
I am much obliged to you and Col. Monroe for your alternate attention to keeping me informed of what is passing among you and furnishing the papers of which at present I receive none but what you and he inclose me. I must subscribe for one of them and suppose Dunlap and Claypole the best but think the expence will be great for a newspaper if the postage is pd. by the Subscriber. As yet I do...
40To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 6 July 1794 (Madison Papers)
Your accot. of the crops of wheat from this place to the little mountains is confirmed by almost every person I have seen and conversed with on the subject except Fountaine Maury who seems to entertain an opinion that the Crops below the mountain as well as in the upper country are much better than reported and greatly preferable to the crops of last year. My information respecting the crops...
41To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 26 December 1794 (Madison Papers)
I have delayed my writing to Monroe in daily expectation of hearing from Mr. Randolph on the subject of the money you mentioned in your letter to me that I might be able to communicate to Monroe what has been or will be done here; so soon as I hear from Randolph I shall inclose you a letter to put into such channel of conveyance as you may think best. The attempt to stigmatise and to draw from...
42To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 3 July 1789 (Madison Papers)
Yours by Mr. Hopkins with the journal inclosed has been received and the journals as you desired delivered to Mr. Randolph who requests me to return you his thanks—that of the 21t. is also come to hand. I have seen a copy of the bill establishing the judiciary and from the cursory reading I have given it the different powers and jurisdictions of the Courts would have been more clearly seen had...
43To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 21 November 1794 (Madison Papers)
The inclosed paper will inform you on board what vessell and to whom consigned the small cask I send you goes—it contains Anthony informs me four gammon and one shoulder. I wish I could have sent you more and larger peices but you must be content with what and such as they are. I set out in the morning for Loudoun and Albemarle and shall not return in less than 8 or 10 days. Your letters to me...
44To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 8 [January] 1797 (Madison Papers)
I recd. the other day yours of the 16th ult. inclosing a part of paines letter to the president (from 41 to 64) the appendix and the first number of Mr Pelham, which as a specimen of the writers design, and liberality of sentiment, does not exhibit him in a very favourable point of view. This man is not for a total but partial disorganisation, and as he belongs to or speaks from Connecticut...
45To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 22 March 1795 (Madison Papers)
I wrote to you by the last post acknowledging the receiit [ sic ] of yours of the 2d. & 4th. of this month which I found here on my return from Loudoun. I then mentioned to you my having inclosed to you before I left home in consequence of your letter to me on the subject Monroes survey of 20000 acres of Land on Rock Castle I also sent with it an abstract from Fowlers letter respecting its...
46To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 9 December 1796 (Madison Papers)
I have yours of the first of this month. Was absent when it arrived or shod. have answered it the last post—that of the 5th. I have just recd. From both I collect it is very uncertain who will be the President. I have long apprehended the consequence which now appears probable that in the struggle between the principal Candidates and the friends of each voting for Pinkney or generally so as V....
47To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 6 April 1792 (Madison Papers)
I am at this time so much engaged in preparing for my western Journey that I cannot satisfy you by a more accurate statement than I have proposed—your retaining forty pounds and delivering the balance to Monroe will I am persuaded be no injury to me it will rather fall on yourself as I am inclined to think an accurate settlemt. wod. make the balance larger—let it suffice for the present and on...
48To James Madison from Joseph Jones, [ca. 15 December] 1796 (Madison Papers)
Yours of the 11th. by this days mail I have recd. with the papers inclosed. I find nothing new from Europe. Mifflin has very fully stated to the legislature the ground of his conduct respecting the choice of Electors and will no doubt meet the public approbation. It is to be hoped an investigation of the bus[i]ness will take place if there shall be reason to think any unfairness has been...
49To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 12 July 1790 (Madison Papers)
Finding from Mr. Fennos account of your Proceedings that the Session of Congress is near its termination and taking it for granted you will visit Virginia soon after it closes, I cannot avoid communicating to you my wish you would endeavour to take Fredericksburg in your way home, and to inform me about what time you think you shall return, and whether I may expect the pleasure of seeing you....
50To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 21 January 1793 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. your favor inclosing the Papers containing the late important and agreeable intelligence from Europe. The affairs of France have taken a very favorable turn and bid fair to establish the new republic. I agreeable to your request, forwarded the papers to Mr. Ambrose Madison under the care of Mr. J. Blair who promised they shod. have the earliest conveyance. This day is set apart...
51To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 18 January 1796 (Madison Papers)
I have been absent a fortnight on a visit to Albemarle—while there I went over all the papers and could find nothing among them answering the expectation of Mr. Knox and yet I think Monroe had some communications from the old Gent. himself or one of his Daughters to the purport of what Mr. Knox supposes he possessed. There were many papers and some statemts of Monroes respecting this business...
52To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 4 March 1794 (Madison Papers)
It is with real pleasure I learn there is a probability of a favourable issue to the consultations in Boston on the commercial propositions. If, before Mr. Pinkneys communications are promulgated, the People of that City in general felt a degree of resentment to the unjust and unprecedented conduct of the British nation towards us, the knowledge that we have nothing to hope or expect from them...
53To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 19 [August] 1795 (Madison Papers)
I have been delayed in seting out for Loudoun longer than I expected. I move on Tomorow but not the rout I intended as the person I wished to see has left home and not yet returned—the cause of his departure is matter of conjecture. Mr Patton lately from Philaa. and Picket of Richmond say it is generally beleived that the Pres: approves of what has been done by the Senate respecting the Treaty...
54To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 4 November 1794 (Madison Papers)
I last week informed you I had packed up the china and sent it on board a vessell commanded by Capt. Lambert (his name is Lambeth) who expected to sail the next day. He goes to the house of Lloyd and Sparks of Philadelphia. A spell of rainy weather that commenced while he was loading has detained him untill to day, so that you may expect him soon after the receipt of this letter. I inclose the...
55To James Madison from Joseph Jones, [10 May] 1789 (Madison Papers)
No safe opportunity offering, the letter for Mr. Nelson has not been forwarded, and I shall now reserve it for him untill the chancery term commences which will be in a day or two —those from Mr. Jefferson have been attended to, the one to Dr. Currie I have delivered, that for Mr. Lewis met a ready conveyance by Mr. Bob Nelson who was here, when it came to hand, on his way to Charlottesville,...
56To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 10 February 1792 (Madison Papers)
The receipt of your letter of the 29th. ult. gave me a sensible pleasure as it recommences a correspondence too long intermitted between friends in which predicament I am very certain we very sincerely hold each other and between whom a more frequent intercourse should if practicable prevail than has lately done—for it I chiefly blame myself, and you only for availing yourself in too great a...
57To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 29 January 1797 (Madison Papers)
After my return from Loudoun I came to this place, where I last post received your several favors to the 13th. I shall continue here untill the 10th. or 12th. next month when I shall return to Fredericksburg. It seems to be now well ascertaine⟨d⟩ that A. will be the p. & J. the Vice p. I have for a length of time considered Mr. A. as a friend to the British Nation and Government whr. he still...
58To James Madison from Joseph Jones, [26] March 1790 (Madison Papers)
I have avoided opening my usual correspondence with you from a conviction in my own mind that any communications I could make would be uninteresting to you and occasion a waste of your time that might be otherwise more usefully employed in prosecuting your labours in the public service, more especially as I take it for granted Mr. Fenno gives us a pretty authentic detail of the proceedings in...
59To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 22 November 1795 (Madison Papers)
I came up in the stage from Richmond on Thursday having the evening before traveled to the oaks to avoid geting up in the night. I left the house at two on wednesday when they were debating a proposition calculated to approve the conduct of their Senators in opposing the Treaty. The motion was made on Tuesday by Mr. Page and supported by Egglestone. Marshall objected in a long speech tending...
60To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 2 November 1789 (Madison Papers)
My excursions during the sickly season deprived me of the pleasure of continuing our correspondence which should have been sooner resumed on my part after my return had I not expected on the adjournment of congress you wod. have left N. York—but hearing you were not returned to Virginia I take occasion by Mr. Griffin to drop you a few lines. The Assembly are as usual moving slowly in the...