1From James Madison to William Pinkney, 29 January 1814 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. your letter conveying a resignation of the important office held by you. As the Bill to which it refers has not yet passed into a law, I hope you will be able to prolong your functions till a successor can be provided, and at any rate to afford aid in the business of the U.S. particularly understood by you, at the approaching term of the supreme Court. On the first knowlege of the...
2To James Madison from John D. Heath, 29 January 1814 (Madison Papers)
I acknowlege the receipt of your letter of the 16th Inst., complying with my request; for which I thank you, as also for that sympathy which you were pleased to express, at the anticipation of the calamity which impended me. How much more sensibly will the goodness, and benevolence of your heart be excited, when I inform you, that I now sustain that evil in reallity, of which I expressed to...
3To James Madison from Caleb Strong, [29] January 1814 (Madison Papers)
Agreeably to the request of the Legislature of this Commonwealth I transmit to your Excellency the enclosed resolution of the two Houses together with the evidence in support of the complaint of the Memorialists therein mentioned, and of the outrage that has been committed by the Collector of the District of New York on one of the Corporations of this State. At the same time permit me, Sir, to...
4Thomas Jefferson to John Barnes, 29 January 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of Dec. 12. was duly recieved and I now return you that of mr Williams which it covered. I wish you may have been able to procure a bill to go by some of the late flags which offered such safe conveyance. It is time to ask if there is not great reason to feel alarm for our banking institutions. the notes they had in circulation the last summer were calculated to amount to 200....
5Oliver Evans to Thomas Jefferson, 29 January 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
I this day received yours of 16th inst I am sorry that I did not receive it sooner, I waited untill I lost hope and could no longer bear the injury that yours of 13th August to Isaac McPherson was evidently dooing me in Congress I therefore hastened to reply to it and the many misrepresentations of the memorial and affidavits taken expartee out of court accompanying it I was sensible of my...
6Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Graham, 29 January 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to mr Graham and his thanks for the Discourse he has been so kind as to send him . he has observed with real pleasure the sentiments of pure patriotism which it breathes & inculcates, it’s just applications of the precepts of the gospel which teach so emphatically the duties we owe to our country, and it’s demonstrations of the incivism and heterodoxy of...
7Thomas Jefferson to James Lyons, 29 January 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 23 d is just recieved. about 12. or 13. years ago having had to address your father in a matter respecting the estate of Bathurst Skelton , in answering my letter he took occasion to mention some claim against mr Wayles , as atty for Farrell & Jones : but what it was I do not remember. as the administ r ation of mr Wayles
8Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Thweatt, 29 January 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
M r Peter Lyons in his life time (1801) sent me some claim on mr Wayles as atty for Farrell & Jones . I inclosed it to mr Eppes & informed referred mr Lyons to him. I have just recieved a renewal of the claim from D r Lyons his son, which I send to you with a copy of my answer referring him to you.