10561From James Madison to John Graham, 3 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
I avail myself of an express going from the War Department, to acknowledge the receipt of your several letters, as marked below, and the last of which informs me that you were at Nashville, on the 14th. Ult, on your return to New Orleans. I have the pleasure at the same time to express to you the satisfaction which you have given to the President, in the execution of the important & intricate...
10562To James Madison from John Gavino, 3 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
Still without the honor of any of your Commands I beg leave to referr to my last Dispatch No. 38 under date of 18. Ultimo when advised admiral Duckworth with five sail the Line having left this for Sicily & Constantinople, at same time I inclosed the list of arrivals & Departure of our Trading Vessels for the last Six Months. The Portuguese Squadron that Cruises in the Gutt has been reinforced...
10563From James Madison to James Monroe, 3 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
The triplicate of your communication of Novr. llth. has just been received. Those of Sepr. l2, had been previously received in due time. The turn which the negotiation has taken, was not expected, and excites as much of regret as of disappointment. The conciliatory spirit manifested on both sides, with the apparent consistency of the interest of Great Britain, with the right of the American...
10564To James Madison from Alexander Balmain, 4 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
Permit me to solicit your interest with the President, in favor of Major Edmund Taylor. His name, I am informed, stands on the list of candidates for an appointment in the land office, in the Western country. I would not venture to recommend him to you, Sir did I not know him to be a man of real worth. Honest, virtuous, modest & capable, he served his country, as a lieutenant under General...
10565From James Madison to Frederick Bates, 4 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States of America, To all who shall see these presents, Greeting: Know Ye, That reposing special Trust and Confidence in the Integrity, Diligence and Abilities of Frederick Bates, of the Michigan Territory, I have nominated, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate do appoint him Secretary in and for the Territory of Louisiana; and do...
10566From James Madison to George Hay, 5 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
The commission for the Marshall of Virginia District was forwarded to his address in Amelia County. A duplicate will be enclosed to you by this days mail, which I beg the favor of you to transmit to him should he be elsewhere than in Amelia. I am &c. DNA : RG 59—DL—Domestic Letters.
10567From James Madison to Caesar Augustus Rodney, 5 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
The enclosed documents from Judge Lucas, evince a difference of opinion between him & the acting Governor. Should the construction of the latter be erronious it may be necessary to warn him of it. I therefore request the favor of your sentiments upon the case. I am &c. DNA : RG 59—DL—Domestic Letters.
10568From James Madison to Caesar Augustus Rodney, 5 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
The Secretary of State requests the favor of the opinion of the Attorney General upon the right of the Territorial Governors to remit penalties, and return the enclosed letter from the Governor of Michigan upon which the question arises. DNA : RG 59—DL—Domestic Letters.
10569From James Madison to John Mullowny, 5 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
The enclosed duplicates of a letter to Mr. Skipwith, respecting the case of the ship Catherine are transmitted to you to be forwarded: Its contents will evince that the Department has not the means of satisfying your enquiries. It is however to be expected that the defect will be supplied by the gentleman on the letter reaching his hands. I am &c. DNA : RG 59—DL—Domestic Letters.
10570From James Madison to Robert R. Livingston, 5 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
Having written to you some time past, that the papers respecting the claim of William Lewis were not in the possession of the Legation at Paris, you were good enough to promise that you would review your papers, in order to separate such as related to unfinished business of individuals, which it was your intention to forward to Genl. Armstrong. An application lately made respecting Lewis’ case...
10571From James Madison to Roger Griswold, 5 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
Agreeably to your request, the form of a bond of indemnity to be executed by Mr. Landell is enclosed. The sureties he gives are to be approved in writing by the Collector, as before signified. I am &c. DNA : RG 59—DL—Domestic Letters.
10572From James Madison to William C. Williams, 5 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
I duly received your letter of the 15th. Ult. The latest intimation of the state of the case of the Friendship, received at this Department, is of the date of August 1805, which suggested, as a caution, not to pay the money until the result of a Chancery suit, instituted against the Agent, should be ascertained. Under such circumstances, it is deemed inexpedient to pay the money to you at...
10573From James Madison to Fulwar Skipwith, 5 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
Captain John Mullony of Philadelphia has a claim of long standing for damages awarded for the capture of the Ship Catherine by the French Frigate Ambuscade. He has repeatedly written to me for information upon the subject, which the Department did not enable me to furnish. Be pleased therefore to give him an account of the present state of the business. Should the claim not have proved...
10574To James Madison from Daniel Clark, 6 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have been requested by the Mayor of the City of New Orleans to apply to you for reimbursement of the Sum of $568 52/100 paid to Monsr. Leuzenau for furnishing materials and making the foot ways in front of the several public Buildings in New Orleans mentioned in the accounts annexed. The Corporation has never pretended to the right of laying a tax on any public Property, but when a Sum has...
10575To James Madison from William Charles Coles Claiborne, 6 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
I learn that Colo. Burr’s associates are daily arriving in the Mississippi Territory, and that among them are Blannerhasset & Tyler; I learn also, that Aaron Burr has had the address to make many good Citizens believe that he is an innocent & persecuted man, & that the real traitor is General James Wilkinson, whom he (Burr) denounces as "an Enemy to the U. States, & a Spanish Pensioner". I...
10576To James Madison from Anonymous, 6 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
A letter of the 6th Feb. 1806 dated at N. Orleans with the post mark of the to a person in the middle states proves that the writer at N. Orleans k new that Burr was then watched by Yrujo, and as long before December, Nov ember or October 1805. The letter exists this day, for it has been seen? Yrujo’s prior thereto charge Burr with some design against Spain’s This because he knew it or because...
10577From James Madison to Thomas Newton, 7 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
The enclosed letter from the Collector of Chester, respecting Edward Herren, containing the most satisfactory proof of his being a Citizen, as well as ample means of confirming it further, if necessary to remove the scruples of Capt. Douglass; it is scarcely possible that he should not be discharged. You will therefore be pleased to apply for him through the British Consul at Norfolk. I am &c....
10578To James Madison from Henry Lee, 7 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have some papers of a private nature touching some pecuniary concerns in London interesting to me, which I am now arranging with a view of transmitting to Mr. Monroe our Minister soliciting his care of them. A report is circulated here that our ministers are on their return home. In this event I beg to know from you whether any public character will continue in London to whom I can address...
10579To James Madison from Daniel Addis, 7 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
A Person who claims the protection given to those who are members of the Houshold of Counsuls, Ministers &ca. on account of his being a Clerk to the Marquis De Cassa Yrujo is indebted to a Mr. Henry Eihonst of the State of New York, for whom I am Agent, in a large Sum of money. I have been advised to pursue legal measures for the recovery thereof; but on the one hand while I am anxious to...
10580To James Madison from John Smith, 7 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have the honour to enclose you the copy of a letter from Mr. Lennox dec’d, the late Agent at Kingston, And to suggest the propriety of appointing a Successor. I am Sir very respectfully Your most ob Servt. DNA : RG 59—LAR—Letters of Application and Recommendation.
10581From James Madison to Peter Audrain, 7 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have received your letter of the 11th. ult.. The printed laws of Michegan have been packed up and are on their way to Detroit, if they have not arrived there. Governor Hull has been authorised to procure the seals necessary for the Territory. I have directed a copy of the laws of the last session of Congress to be forwarded to you. The proportion intended for the use of the Territory has...
10582From James Madison to Albert Gallatin, 7 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
Be pleased to cause fifteen thousand dollars, from the fund for foreign intercourse, to be remitted to Sir Francis Baring & Co., the Bankers of this Department in London. I am &c. DNA : RG 59—DL—Domestic Letters.
10583To James Madison from Gabriel Christie, 7 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
I am sorry to inform you that the Brig Jacob Nichs. W. Easton Master from Bordeaux, on board of which sundry articles were shipped for the President & yourself as appears by the inclosed papers, has been cast away on the coast of North Carolina, where, I am inform’d by the consignee, the cargo will be sold if recovered. I have received no particular information respecting your wines &c pr the...
10584To James Madison from St. Mary’s Seminary, 7 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
.96 à James Madison $198.13 7 reçu pour le compte de Todd ......... 198.13 MdBS .
10585To James Madison from John Graham, 8 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
Having heared on my way to this Place from Nashville that Colo. Burr had arrived at Bayou Peirre with his Party, and having seen a Copy of Letter which he wrote from that Place to Mr Mead, then acting as Governor, I pushed on as fast as I could, and arrived at Washington on the 30th. Ulto. where I found Colo. Burr. I immediately called on him and told him of the great alarm and agitation which...
10586To James Madison from James Taylor, 8 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
Judge Coburn a particular friend of mine & a Matrimonal connection (Mrs. Coburn being a Sister of Mrs. Taylor) has requested me to drop you a line soliciting your aid in the procurement of some appointment in upper Louisiana. The following is an extract of his letter on the subject. "A desire to make some more effectual provision for my increasing family induces me to renew my application to...
10587To James Madison from George William Erving, 8 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
With my letters No. 19. & 20. I had the honor to transmit to you copies of sundry notes which have passed between the Spanish Minister of State & myself, upon the most interesting occurrences in our affairs here; & more particularly relating to the outrageous proceedings of the Corsairs & Tribunal at Algeciras, the measures which I have thought it my duty to urge upon this Government with a...
10588From James Madison to John F. Delaplaine, 9 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
The payment of the passage money for the Seaman, mentioned in your letter of the 2d. belongs to the Treasury Department. They will however require a deposition stating that the man was actually landed in the United States, which with the certificate now returned ought to be addressed to the Auditor of the Treasury. I am &c. DNA : RG 59—DL—Domestic Letters.
10589From James Madison to Peter Muhlenberg, 9 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
The Collector of New York has informed me, that the witnesses in Capt. Whitbey’s case are ready to embark at New York. Should you not have provided another preferable passage it might be best to send your Witnesses to New York to embark. I avail myself of the occasion to impress you with the necessity of their promptly proceeding to England, to prevent their testimony becoming useless by being...
10590From James Madison to David Gelston, 9 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have received your letter of the 6th. You will be pleased to forward the dispatches sent under cover to you the day before yesterday by some opportunity different from that of the witnesses. The dispatches however which you receive by this day’s mail you will commit to the care of Capt. Brewster, with a charge to deliver them as soon after his arrival as may be. He may also be made the...