281To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Leiper, 12 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
You set higher and their is no doubt but you most see further but we who most judge from what we see cannot be reconciled to the proceeding at Washington a month ago and those of the present day indeed it is impossible in the nature of things both can be right— Wilson C Nicholas resolutions and the Inforsing Act I cannot concieve Two things more opposite to each other and both adopted by the...
282From John Adams to William Cunningham, 11 February 1809 (Adams Papers)
I have your favour of 14 ult. The Mirror was never read—and if it ever should be it will be willfully misunderstood—Seventeen Wheels within one wheel. Seventeen Empires within one empire Seventeen sovereignties within one sovereignty. Seventeen Imperia in one Emperio will tell in time we have had a Chaise’s disturbance: a Gallatin’s disturbance a Fries’s disturbance; and why may we not have a...
283To John Adams from William Cunningham, 11 February 1809 (Adams Papers)
The last Letter which I had the honour to receive from you, dated Jan. 3d. I have before acknowledged. Permit me to remind you, that, I have in expectation something farther from you concerning the misnamed Aristides. I am perfectly ashamed to speak to you again of my Chathams, but it is unavoidable. The three concluding numbers the printers refuse to publish. In two of them, I embodied the...
284To James Madison from H. Potter, 11 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
I am just informed that Mr. Francis X Martin has been named to the President as a proper character to fill a vacancy on the bench of the Orleans Territory, and am desired to commmunicate to Our Senators in Congress such knowledge as I Possess of his Character. He is a frenchman, as you know, but I think him a correct Lawyer & a man of honesty & integrity. His standing at the bar has been very...
285To James Madison from Jesse B. Thomas, 11 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
In a recent conversation with Mr. John Boyle of Kentucky I took Occasion to solicit him to suffer me to name him to the President of the United States as a suitable Person to fill the Office of Governor of the Illinois Territory; He has since signified to me his willingness to Accept that Office Should he be Appointed. If it does not interfere with Your Arrangements and should you think proper...
286To James Madison from Vincent Gray, 11 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
A British vessel being upon the point of Departure, I embrace the opportunity of forwarding to you herewith the last papers which contains information which may be useful. No late news from Spain, nor from South America, since my last worthy of notice. I have already forwarded to you Some papers by the Same opportunity. I have the Honor to be, Sir, very respectfully, Your Mo. Ob Servt. DNA :...
287To James Madison from Benjamin Howard, 11 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
The Confidence we have in the Fitness of Mr. Nathaniel Pope of Upper Louisiana to fill the Office of Secretary in the newly created Territory of Illinois induces us to propose him to you for that Appointment. Mr. Pope has resided for some years at St. Geneviève, within a few Miles of Kaskaskia the Seat of Government of the new Territory; he has been well educated, and his Character stands fair...
288To James Madison from Andrew Moore, 11 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
I am Requested by Mr Joseph Grigsby of Rockbridge Cy. Va. To offer his Services as Secretary in the Ilinoise Territory. Mr. Grigsby is a Very Respectable Character Has been for some years past A Representative in the State Legislature, A Good Clerk, Possesses Information & an Accuracy in doing Business fully equal (In my Opinion to the faithfull Discharge of the Trust. Should He obtain the...
289To James Madison from Andrew Moore, 11 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
We are told that Governor Williams of the Mississippi Territory has resigned. The Divisions which we have heard to have subsisted during Governor Williams’s Administration, between that Gentleman and his Friends, and many of the Citizens and which we have Reason to believe had produced much Heat & Animosity, makes it desireable that his Successor should be of a Character not only calculated to...
290From James Madison to William Pinkney, 11 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
My official letter by this conveyance leaves little of importance to be added to its contents. You will see with regret the difficulty experienced in collecting the mind of Congress to some proper focus. On no occasion were the ideas so mutable and so scattered. The most to be hoped for at present is that a respectable majority will finally concur in taking a course not essentially dishonoring...
291To James Madison from Henry Lee, 11 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
You will soon be placed in a station first in honor as first in responsibility & at a period full of difficulty & danger. On yr. magnanimity yr. wisdom & your pure patriotism the good Americans of all political partys look for releif & comfort. They confidently expect this boon from your long tried character. I am one among those who must wish, as well as most expect it. It is in yr. power to...
292To James Madison from George Poindexter, 11 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
Having been informed that Governor Williams of the Mississippi territory, has transmitted to the President of the United States his resignation, to take effect on the 4th: day of March next, I feel it incumbent on me to offer you my opinion in relation to the appointment of a successor, to the office which he has vacated. The political ferment which existed in the territory under the...
293To James Madison from John Pope, 11 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
Having Reason to believe that Mr. John Boyle of Kentucky would accept the Office of Governor of the new Territory of Illinois, We take the Liberty of proposing him to you for that Place. Mr. Boyle is too well known, to require any attestation from us either to his Virtue or Talents. If however we were to say any Thing in Regard to them, we might with great Confidence & Justice speak in Terms...
294To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Branagan, 11 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Confiding in the native generosity of your heart I once more take the liberty to send you a few lines with a copy of one of my recent publications (in boards) Which I most humbly present to your excllency as a Small token of my accumulating admiration Veneration & esteem. The omnicient is my witness that of all great Men in the World none do I esteem (nor none did I ever venerate) More & Whose...
295To Thomas Jefferson from William Armistead Burwell, 11 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
The resignation of Robt Williams in the Missisippi Territory—& Judge Bruin, have made vacancies to be supplied with some man of character & intergrity— we take the liberty of naming for one of those offices David Holmes of (va) the honesty & talents of Mr H. are well known to you—& we beg leave to assure you that while we believe the public good would be promoted by his appointment we should...
296To Thomas Jefferson from Eleuthère Irenée Du Pont, 11 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
The Establishment of manufactories upon Which every eye almost seem To be Turned In the present moment is and must certainly be considered as a matter of the first magnitude for the prosperity and for the Independence of this country; but those manufactories cannot Improve or Even Subsist unless proper means are resorted To for the purpose of procuring here a never failing Source of prime...
297To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Fitzhugh, 11 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I neglected when in the City the other day—to make inquiery whether my second son, who at present resides in Baltimore, could be got in Mr. Gallatin’s office; would you be so friendly as to make application for me—your compliance will ever be acknowledged by your Respectfull Friend MHi : Coolidge Collection.
298To Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Hempstead, 11 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
At a time when you are about retiring from an office the most dignified and respectable, as also the most arduous and engaging; we in obedience to our feelings & sentiments take the liberty to express to you our confidence & approbation in your past administration— While the foes to our Republican Government particularly in this part of the Union have employed every means in their power to...
299From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 11 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I nominate Peter Gansevoort junr. of New York to be a Brigadier General in the troops raised by virtue of an act entitled ‘An act to raise for a limited time an Additional military force’ Wade Hampton of South Carolina to be a Brigadier General in the same. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
300From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 11 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I nominate Humphrey Magrath, now sailing master, Charles C. B. Thompson James P. Wilmer. Francis Mitchell Robert M. Gamble John Nevitt Jacquelin B. Harvie now midshipmen to be Lieutenants in the Navy William Winthrop, now a 2d. Lieutenant of Marines to be a 1st. Lieutenant in the Marine corps in the place of Lt. Johnson resigned. Matthew Boyle of Kentucky to be a 2d. Lieutenant in the...
301From Thomas Jefferson to Augustin Francois Silvestre, 11 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved duly your favor of Sep. 8. and with it the 10th. volume of the Memoirs of the society of Agriculture, for which I pray you to accept my thanks. I shall always recieve their continuation with pleasure. my future address will be ‘Thomas Jefferson at Monticello, near Milton, Virginia.’ According to the desire of the Society, communicated to me in your letter I procured 10. bushels of...
302To Thomas Jefferson from John Thompson, 11 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I once more a Dress You respecting My New Years Gift. I have recd fifty Cents. from Mr. Dougherty. i Do not Emagine But Your Honour has Sent me More than that but i have Not got it. the Carrier of the Monitor MHi : Coolidge Collection.
303To Thomas Jefferson from John Tyler, 11 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor of enclosing to you certain resolutions concerning our foreign relations and also an Address to you, expressive of the high sense of gratitude the Representatives of your Native State, entertain for those Services which you have so long been in the habit of discharging with so much honor to your Self and benefits to your Country It will add very Little to your public Honors or...
304From Thomas Jefferson to John Peter Van Ness, 11 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to Colo. Van-Ness & Judge Craunch, and returns the draught of the answers to the interrogatories in the form in which he can make oath to them, which he will be ready to do any forenoon that it may suit them to do him the favor of calling on him. CSmH : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
305From Abigail Smith Adams to Ann Frances Harrod Adams, 10 February 1809 (Adams Papers)
I will write you a line the first I have attempted, to tell you I am getting better I hope tho very slowly. I am very weak, and not a little anxious to hear how my dear Abigail is. sick as I have been I regret that she is from home, tho I doubt not you will receive every attention and kindness, but you must das assistance, and have a home, more particularly so in Sickness—as soon as you think...
306From James Madison to John Quincy Adams, 10 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Madison requests the pleasure of Mr. Adam’s company to dinner on Tuesday next at half past 3 o’clock. MHi .
307To James Madison from Richard Mentor Johnson, 10 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
Having mentioned & recommended, to your consideration, Mr. Thomas, deligate from the Indiana Territory, for a Judicial appointment, in the Illinois Territory; & Nathaniel Pope Esq for the office of Secretary of sd. Territory, that duty which I owe to you, & which I hope ever to feel, induces me to state in writing, their pretensions to your confidence. Mr Thomas has been in the Practice of...
308To James Madison from David Holmes, 10 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
The act of congress passed a few days ago for the division of the Indiana Territory creates the usual Offices for the establishment of a Government in the new Territory Mr. J B Thomas the present Delegate is Willing to accept that of a Judge. From the unequivocal testimony the People have given of their confidence in this Gentln. I cannot doubt but that his Appointment to the Office would be...
309To James Madison from Wheeler Martin, 10 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
I understood those Gentlemen of this Town who denominate themselves republicans had in part recommended Jeremiah B Howell and Thomas Coles as Suitable persons as Collector for the Port of Providence. Your Excellency perhaps is informed that nine tenths of the Ship holders of Providence are Federalist. If you are not so informed it is afact. I believe your Excellency would wish to make an...
310From James Madison to William Pinkney, 10 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
I forward by the British Packet about to sail from New York, the printed proceedings of Congress continued from my last communications which bore date on the 3d. January. From these and the antecedent indications, you will deduce the general spirit which actuates the Legislative Councils, under the perplexities incident to the unexampled state of things forced on the United States by the...
311To James Madison from Francis Taliaferro, 10 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
The appointment of one of my Gd. Sons in the army of the United States I attribute to your Friendly aid for which you have my grateful acknowledgements and beg leave to trouble you at this time by introducing to your acquaintance Mr. Francis T. Helm Brother to the former. They are both Sons of Mr. Wm. Helm of the state of New York. He is very anxious to obtain a Midshipmans commission in the...
312To Thomas Jefferson from William Dalzell, 10 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
To you as the first Citizen of this great Republick I have taken the liberty of forwarding a sample of I beleive the first White Lead ever manufactured in the U. States, This with many other manufactures of the first necessity that are now progressing speaks more forcibly of the wisdom of the late measures of government than all that has or can be written on the subject, and should Congress...
313From Thomas Jefferson to John Diffenderffer, 10 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I have seen in a Baltimore paper an advertisement from you of Spring rye for sale. I did not know that this grain was to be had, in America and am anxious to get a little for seed. I inclose you a paper dollar, the only small remittance I can make in a letter and will pray you to do up a parcel in a bit of linen securely, of that value, & addressing it to me. send it by the stage, for which I...
314From Thomas Jefferson to Philip Mazzei, 10 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
My last letter to you was of the 14th. of March 07. no occasion arose for writing again in the course of that year, and at the close of it, in December 07. our embargo put an end to the departure of vessels, which has continued from that time to this, 14. months. since my last, I have recieved yours of 07. Jan. 24. June 22. Sep. 13. Oct. 20. Dec. 19. 08. Mar. 29. the present will go very...
315To Thomas Jefferson from John Milledge, 10 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I deem it proper to submit to your perusal, the inclosed letter, from Major Seagrove, with its enclosure, which I recieved by this mornings mail— I am very respectfully Your Ob. Svt DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
316From Thomas Jefferson to Antoine François Tardieu, 10 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his salutations to M. Tardieu, and his thanks for his excellent maps of the United States & the bay of Mexico. he incloses for his acceptance an actual survey of the Missisipi from it’s source to the mouth of Ohio. this was done by ascending the river with a compas, & long line, & correcting the latitudes from time to time by celestial observations. it is undoubtedly...
317From George Ic to James Madison, 9 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
If you may please to look over these lines, thinking of their Merit. In the year 1766 or when I was about fourteen years of age, when I was looking for fishworms, for Angle fishing, the foundation of my Since Experience, toke place in my Understanding, with such a demonstration that it was left without any Doubt. I can give my reasons for it. N ear 20 years ago, I tried it with potatoes. It...
318To James Madison from James Blake, 9 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
I again take the liberty of enclosing to you other testimonials in my favour, in addition to those I have already had the honour of sending you. The Certificates and Letters (including one from myself) which I forwarded to Mr. Jefferson some days ago; I presume, at the expiration of his term, will be transfered to you, and to which I beg leave also to draw your attention. Should you deem me...
319From James Madison to George Clinton, 9 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
By direction of the President, I do myself the honor of transmitting to You the enclosed Certificate of your Election as Vice President of the United States. I am &c: DNA : RG 59—DL—Domestic Letters.
320To James Madison from Peder Pedersen, 9 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Pedersen has the Honor to present his Compliments to the Secretary of State, and to acknowledge the receipt of his Note of the 4th. instant enclosing a Letter from the President of the United States to His Majesty the King of Denmark and Norway, and also a Copy of the Same for His Excellency the Minister of foreign affairs. DNA : RG 59-NFL-Notes from Foreign Legations, Denmark.
321To James Madison from Robert Fulton, 9 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
As I leave this for New York on wednesday the 15th. inst., I have invited some members of the Senate and house of representatives, to call at Kalorama on sunday next at One Oclock to see the experiments in performing and investigate the principles of Torpedo attack; As this will perhaps be the only good Opportunity which I Shall have of giving you exact Ideas on the whole system of operations...
322To Thomas Jefferson from Edmund Bacon, 9 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
6th.. I received and inclose to you the [wool] which you desire me to send you (it is from your old Breed of sheep. We are ingaged in Geting fence rails on the high Montain we have to haul them down the Mountain on the axen tree of the four wheels. After we inclose the fields now about it will turn of our stock from the house So far that I think it would be best if we could inclose a large...
323To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Dearborn, 9 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor of proposing for your approbation the following appointments in the Troops to be raised by virtue of an act entitled “An Act to raise for a limited time an additional military force” passed the 12th April 1808 viz. Nelson Luckett Lt. of Marines to be appointed a Captain in the Regiment of Light Dragoons. Return Bryant Brown of Vermont and Henry A. S. Dearborn of Massachusetts...
324To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Dearborn, 9 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor of proposing for your approbation Peter Gansevoort Junr. of the State of New York and Wade Hampton of South Carolina to be appointed Brigadier Generals in the Troops to be raised by virtue of an act entitled “An Act to raise for a limited time an additional Military force” passed on the 12th day of April 1808— Accept Sir assurances of my high respect and consideration DLC :...
325To Thomas Jefferson from Falls Moore, 9 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
We have yours of yesterday, the Schooner Mary from Savannah is arrived in our River with the Cotton seed, but is prevented from getting up by the Ice, & from the same cause no Vessel can sail for New York, as soon as any change takes place your orders shall be complied with, if not previously ordered otherwise We are Sir Your most Obt serts DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
326To Thomas Jefferson from Robert Fulton, 9 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
As I leave this for New York, On wednesday the 15th Inst. I have invited some members of the senate and house of representatives, to call at Kalorama on Sunday next At One Oclock to see the experiment of harpooning, and investigate the principles of Torpedo attack; As this will probably be the Only good opportunity which I Shall have of exhibiting to you my system, by model and experiment, by...
327Deposition re Edmond Charles Genet, 9 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
The deposition of Th: Jefferson named in certain interrogatories in a cause depending in the supreme court of Judicature of the State of N.Y., wherein Edmund Charles Genet is plaintiff & Isaac Mitchell is defendant. This deponent, being first duly sworn, deposeth & saith that having carefully considered the written interrogatories abovementioned as proposed to him by the parties plaintiff &...
328To Thomas Jefferson from George Ic, 9 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
If you may please to look over these lines, thinking of their Merit. In the year 1766. or when I was about fourteen years of age, when I was looking for fishworms, for Angle fishing, the foundation of my since Experience, toke place in my Understanding, with such a demonstration that it was left without any Doubt.—I can give my reasons for it.— Near 20 years ago, I tried it with potatoes, it...
329To Thomas Jefferson from Halliday Jackson, 9 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Hopeing it may not give any offence for an obscure charecter to address thee in this way on a private request I feel desirous of obtaining some information on a particular subject which probably thou art better able to furnish than any other man in these States. As I have reason to believe thy views have been friendly during thy executive Administration towards the Native inhabitants of this...
330To Thomas Jefferson from William Mumford, 9 February 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
From my ng your humane and hospitable disposition—I hope your Honour will Excuse my taking the freedom of this petition. Sir I have ben Sick in this place for two months & am now got able to work, and In my Sickness have Spent all my money Shoe maker by trade n to get my living in an way most honestly beg and pray [from] your Lord Ship the loan of Ten Dollars for to purchase a Set of tools to...