1To James Madison from James Bankhead, 13 March 1813 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
13 March 1813, Georgetown. “I have the honor to lay before you a letter which I took the liberty of addressing to the honble. Secretary at War, of the result of which I have received no information. “I should be happy at this time to be actively employed; and as Norfolk is now threatened with invasion, I contemplated, so soon as I learnt the determination, on the subject of my letter, to...
2To James Madison from John Adams, 14 March 1813 (Madison Papers)
The Revd, Mr Henry Colman of Hingham my Neighbour and Acquaintance, has a Brother, as I am informed, who wishes to be considered as a Candidate for a Commission in the Army. As the Brother is unknown to me, I can Say nothing of his Pretensions. But I can Say of the Minister that in point of Taste and Sense he is fit for a companion of a Jefferson and a Madison; and in point of Learning and...
3To James Madison from Andrew Jackson, 15 March 1813 (Madison Papers)
It gives me pain at all times to record things that must tend to weaken the support of government under the present pressure of the war, and when the misfortunes of our Country and the loss of our military reputation, requires every nerve to support the contest in which we are engaged. At a time when the Bosom of every lover of his Country beats high in its support, and indeed him Step forward...