1From Thomas Jefferson to Caesar Augustus Rodney, 1 May 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson returns to mr Rodney judge Rodney’s letters with thanks for the communication. he has entire confidence that the Atty General will spare no attention or effort to have all the evidence which exists produced in the developement of the late conspiracy. should not Ashley, when at Richmond, have been subpoenaed as a Witness? the case of the Attorney and Marshal of the territories...
2From John Adams to Benjamin Rush, 1 May 1807 (Adams Papers)
I thank you, my dear Sir for the promptitude of your Answer to my last Letter, and for inclosing the misterious one to you, which however has every Appearance of honesty about it. My Daughter Started the Idea that it might be our Friend Wm. Smith of Charlestown who married Miss Izzard: but the Date of the Letter is New York. My Daughter, upon my Receipt of your Letter wrote to her Husband on...
3From James Madison to George Deneale, 1 May 1807 (Madison Papers)
Your letter of the 29th. ult has been duly received. As the case, to which it, has reference, in its present situation, turns on questions of law, it is thought proper to submit it to the Attorney General, whose opinion, when obtained, will suggest the answer to be given to you. In the mean time it will be well to enable yourselves to place in a clear and certain point of view the result of...
4To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 1 May 1807 (Madison Papers)
I return you Monroe’, Armstrong’s, Harris’s & Anderson’s letters, & add a letter & act from Govr. Mc.Kean to be filed in your office. The proposition for separating the Western country mentioned by Armstrong to have been made at Paris is important. But what is the declaration he speaks of? For none accompanies his letter, unless he means Harry Grant’s proposition. I wish our ministers at...
5To James Madison from William Duane, 1 May 1807 (Madison Papers)
I am induced to apply to you on the present occasion by an incidental hint which fell in conversation from a very intelligent gentleman in this city, who enquiring the progress of my edition of Dr. Franklin’s works, suggested that I ought to make application for liberty to copy such articles as might be deemed of value, of Dr. Franklin’s political productions while he was abroad, and that...
6From Thomas Jefferson to Gabriel Christie, 1 May 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday a letter from mr Cathalan informing me that mr Appleton had drawn on him for 34 D 33c amount of the 2. boxes of Maccaroni & Parmesan cheese forwarded by the Wm. Bingham to Baltimore, which will enable you to assess the duties. I salute you with esteem & respect MHi : Coolidge Collection.
7From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 1 May 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I return you Monroe’s, Armstrong’s, Harris’s & Anderson’s letters, & add a letter & act from Govr. Mc.Kean to be filed in your office. the proposition for separating the Western country mentioned by Armstrong to have been made at Paris is important. but what is the declaration he speaks of? for none accompanies his letter, unless he means Harry Grant’s proposition. I wish our ministers at...
8To Thomas Jefferson from William Plumer, 1 May 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Permit me to make my grateful acknowledgement to you for Directing the Secy of War to enclose me the Account of Lt. Pike’s voyage up the Mississippi River from St. Louis to its sourse ; which I recd a few days since. Every communication that contains facts relative to the geography, the natural, civil, & political state of our country, is to me highly useful. The last winter I had the honor of...
9From James Madison to James Davidson, 1 May 1807 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Thom, who heretofore was authorized to draw upon you for the sums awarded under the 7th. article of the Treaty with England, which were payable here, being absent, I have to request you to pay such as, remaining unpaid, may be hereafter called for, to the order of S. Pleasonton. I have the Honor &c. DNA : RG 59—DL—Domestic Letters.
10From James Madison to George W. Erving, 1 May 1807 (Madison Papers)
Your last communications were of Decr. 24 and Jany 9th. The bearer Mr. Hollins, intending to go directly to Madrid, I take the favorable opportunity of sending another copy of my letter of Jany 20th. and of its inclosure on the subject of the Marquis de Casa Yrujo. This gentleman continues at Philada. and in its neighbourhood, giving out occasionally, it would seem, that he will soon leave the...