16361To James Madison from Levi Lincoln, 11 March 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
11 March 1802, Washington. Relates circumstances of the case of the vessel Mercator , “alledged to be Danish property, and for the capture of which a claim is now made on the United States.” The Mercator was seized off Saint-Domingue by the American schooner Experiment on 14 May 1800; six hours later, while sailing under the American flag, it was seized by the British armed ship General Simcoe...
16362To James Madison from Andrew Moore, 9 April 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
9 April 1801, Rockbridge. “I find that a report prevails here—That the Marshall appointed for this district is not Commission.d In Consequence of Which Mr John Alexander of this place has applied to me To Mention him through you to the President. I have Mentiond Shields as an applicant for the same Appointment—and feel a Reluctance in Mentioning a Second. A Candid Statement However of the...
16363To James Madison from William Charles Coles Claiborne, 26 December 1806 (Madison Papers)
This letter is merely to acknowledge the receipt of your dispatches of the 9th. and 12th. ultimo, which were brought by the Post on yesterday. Except these, no other communications from the Government to me have reached my hands since the month of July last, and I mention this, that you may perceive whether there have been any interceptions or not. I have the honor to be, with great respect,...
16364From James Madison to William C. C. Claiborne, 28 August 1805 (Madison Papers)
In compliance with the request contained in your letter of the 26 ult. I have to state it as my opinion (the office of Attorney General being vacant) that the powers of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Orleans do not cease until the first Monday in November next; but, as under a contrary impression you intended to prorogue them on the third of July last, the true exposition of the...
16365To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 2 November 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I came late in the office, & having only verbal alterations to propose of no importance, do not wish to detain the message from the other gentlemen. The only observations that have occurred are that the argument derived from the nature of the answer of Mr Canning, being more controvertible than the general ground assumed yet in support of the fairness of our proposition seems to weaken this....
16366To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Munroe, 13 August 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr King the late Surveyor of the City, and his Son Robert having this morning informed me that they shall on Sunday next sail for England in a vessel lying at Alexandria—and that several persons have applied to them within the last day or two to lay off lots & give levels, and other necessary information relative to buildings, which it will not be in their power to do before their...
16367To James Madison from John Graham, 29 August 1808 (Madison Papers)
I had the Honor to receive last night your Letter of the 26th. Inst and this Morning I have done what it directed me to do. I took the Liberty in my last, to give an Opinion that it would be right and proper to put the People in possession of the facts connected with our Foreign Relations, for the most dishonorable and unfair means are used to deceive them, on this point; and on the eve of a...
16368To Thomas Jefferson from Anna Kuhn, 2 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
With great Pain I intrude on your Excellency’s time and Patience, to inform that my Husband Peter Kuhn Junr. Consul of the U States of America for Genoa is closely confined in the Tower of this City, for reasons which as yet, we are in intire Ignorance, & but, from reports in Circulation we are led to Immagine his late Journey to England, for the Arrangement of his affairs may have given cause...
16369To James Madison from William Jarvis, 8 April 1802 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to inclose one of the blank forms you did me the favour to give me executed, I presume agreeable to Law. The two Gentlemen who are my sureties, are both respectable Merchants of this place & Men of considerable prop erty. Such I prefer’d getting to any of my Family, as from our long acquaintance & several Commercial Connections they have had opportunities of knowing me...
16370To Thomas Jefferson from John Carr, 20 November 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
I have ventured to enclose to you the Character of a young man who has served me faithfully for some considerable time. You will see from the enclosed in what degree of Estemation he stands with a respectable part of the citizens of Albemarle. many, very many more who know his worth would have subscribed their names to the enclosed if they had been requested, but I considered the number who...