1To James Madison from William C. C. Claiborne (Abstract), 3 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
3 March 1805, New Orleans . “The Prize Brig Active and her Cargo are sources of great litigation. It has I understand been made appear that the Captors had sold their Interest in the Prize to three different persons, and on the investigation of the case in the District Court, I learn a tremendous scene of fraud was unfolded. The French Consul having esteemed it his duty to make enquiries upon...
2To James Madison from William Spencer (Abstract), 3 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
3 March 1805, Georgetown, Eastern Shore, Maryland . “Some years ago a cargo of a Brig of which one third belonged to Mr. Abraham Falconar formerly a Merchant of the city of Baltimore was seized and taken for the use of the French Government by their Agent at the Island of St. Domingo; and either a certificate, Government Bill, or some other Document was received from the Agent as evidence of...
3To James Madison from Richard Taylor (Abstract), 3 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
3 March 1805, Louisville, Kentucky . “My Son William D. S. Taylor has a desire to enter as a Midshipman on Board one of the Frigates belonging to the United states, & as I [am] a Stranger to all the Officers of Government Except yourself, I have Taken the Liberty to ask the favour of you to mention the mater to the Secretary of the Navy as I expect the appointment must come from his Office. I...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Joseph Anderson and Others, 3 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
The Undersign’d take leave to recommend John Kennedy Esquire of Jonesboro in the State of Tennessee Atty at Law—as a proper Character to be appointed, Secretary of the District of Louisiana—Mr Kennedy is esteemd a man of strict integrety—holds a respectable standing at the Bar—is an influential member of our State Legislature—and in our Judgment is extremely well qualify’d in every respect to...
5To Thomas Jefferson from William Findley, 3 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
It has been mentioned to me that Cornelius Vanhorne makes application for the appointment of receiver of the Land office at Zanesville to which place he is about to remove with his family and that a recommendation from me might be proper this I cannot refuse to Mr Vanhorne who however himself does not ask it. My own opinion is that such a recommendation to the president is not necessary,...
6From Thomas Jefferson to John Glendy, 3 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of the 28th. was recieved yesterday, and I have only time to thank you for all the kind expressions respecting myself personally, and to inform you I have this day written to Governor Mc.kain, on the subject of it, so as to produce any dispositions & measures on his part which my interposition can produce. the date of this letter will shew you it is written on the last day of the...
7From Thomas Jefferson to Thomas McKean, 3 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the pleasure to acknolege the reciept of your last favor , and I assure you with truth that the rumors set about by designing persons, & which are the subject of your letter, were perfectly understood by me, & made not the least impression. a long life spent in the service of the public & going always directly and openly to it’s object, is better evidence to me of your conduct than...
8To Thomas Jefferson from Philippe Reibelt, 3 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Je dois supposer dans Vos mains respectables—le paquet renfermant les oeuvres de Corneille, Moliére, Racine, Barthelemy &c parceque, l’expeditionaire du Stage (qui me paroit de quelque Sortes que ce soit, un peu derangè—car c’est le Seul, avec lequel Il faut toujour discuter) n’ayant absolument pas voulû le prendre, j’ai invitè le Directeur de la poste, qui est tres complaisant, de le faire...
9To Thomas Jefferson from John Rhea, 3 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr James Tremble received his classical and collegiate education in the Country, which is now the State of Tennessee—and is a practicing Lawyer in the Courts of Law and Equity in that State—and in the District Court of the United States in east Tennessee. He is a man of probity, honesty and upright moral Character—a decided Republican and firmly attached to the Constitution of the United...
10From Thomas Jefferson to the Senate, 3 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I nominate Thomas Hill Williams of the Missisipi territory to be Register of the land office West of Pearl river. RC ( DNA : RG 46, EPEN , 8th Cong., 2d sess.); signature clipped, supplied from PoC ; endorsed by a Senate clerk. PoC ( DLC ); TJ added a check mark in margin by Williams’s name. Notation in SJL : “Nomns. T. H. Williams.” The Senate confirmed the nomination on this day. On 13 Mch.,...
11From Thomas Jefferson to John Stewart, 3 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved yesterday your favor on the subject of the alteration in the route by which the mail was carried. the subject was laid before me by the Secretary of state on your letter, if I recollect rightly the contractors for setting up a mail stage absolutely refused to make any contract without that alteration, & the question was whether we would have a stage with that alteration, or no stage...
12To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Worthington, 3 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Enclosed I send some of the Alpines or monthly strawberry seed. It will be proper to sow them next month & replant the young plants in may Very respectfully I am sir Your Obt St RC ( DLC ); addressed: “The President of the United States”; endorsed by TJ. Worthington sent more seeds of the popular Alpine strawberry to TJ on 3 Sep. upon his wife’s suggestion and concern that those enclosed with...
13From James Madison to John Armstrong, 2 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
The Officers of the French Government in St Domingo having made that Government a debtor to Mr Tucker of Massachusetts by a restraint which left him no alternative, Mr Pichon undertook to liquidate the compensation due, for which he delivered Mr Tucker a draft on Paris. On the presentation of this draft payment has been refused on account of an alledged defect of authority in Mr Pichon. It has...
14From James Madison to James Monroe, 2 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
I enclose herewith sundry letters for you which I presume will be more likely to find you in London than at Madrid. I forward this and them by Capt. Seth Sanger, who proceeds to London in prosecution of an appeal from a decision in the British Vice Admiralty at Antigua. The papers on the subject having been transmitted to England, have not been seen by me. According to his state of the case,...
15To James Madison from George W. Erving, 2 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
Having lately had much communication with Baron Jacobi upon the subject of the papers inclosed, who has shewn me his instructions from the king of Prussia by which it appears that he is Extremely solicitous to procure the most accurate information respecting the origin progress & treatment of the yellow fever, & of Every circumstance connected with it; I thought it might be well in a public...
16To James Madison from James Leander Cathcart (Abstract), 2 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
2 March 1805, New York . “I have the honor to inform you that I arrived in the river on the night of the 27th. inst. & immediately forwarded Comodore Prebles dispatches to the Secretary of the Navy, I would have forwarded you a copy of them had I not been prevented from landing my family by bad weather and the negligence of the Pilot until this afternoon, but as the Comodore has proceeded to...
17To James Madison from William Jarvis (Abstract), 2 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
2 March 1805, Lisbon . “My last letter of the 20th Ulto went by the Schooner Rose Captain Atkins & the duplicate by the Schooner Commerce Captain Bartlett both for Boston. I have now the honor to inclose a copy of the answer of His Excellency the Secretary for Foreign Affairs (with a translation) to my application relative to the embarassment given to Corn loaded Vessels which I received the...
18To James Madison from the Senate (Abstract), 2 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
2 March 1805 . “Resolved, that the secretary of state be directed to lay before this house at the next meeting of Congress, such laws of Great Britain as impose any higher or greater duties on the exportation of Goods, wares and merchandise, to the United States, than are imposed on similar goods, wares and merchandise, when exported to the nations of Europe: and also to report the amount, in...
19To James Madison from Samuel Smith (Abstract), 2 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
2 March 1805 . “The inclosed proposition of a law was shewn by me to a number of our friends, who highly approved, And were disposed to Support the measure, provided in Its Operation the finances would not materially be injured—my own Opinion was that It would not—however I addressed a Letter to Mr. Gallatin for his Opinion as to the injury the finances might Sustain, and as to its policy—his...
20To Thomas Jefferson from Pierre Chouteau, 2 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Depuis ma derniere lettre partie d’ici le seize de ce mois J’ai eprouvé un bien grand malheur dans la nuit du Jeudy au vendredy quinze ma maison et tout ce qu’elle renfermoit a eté detruite par le feu et J’ai vu en une heure de tems les flammes devorer le produit de vingt cinq années d’un travail assidu a peine ai je pu sauver ma famille et une petite partie de mes papiers, tout le reste n’est...
21To Thomas Jefferson from Henry Dearborn, 2 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
The celebrated preacher, Dow, who has returned from a long tour southward & westward, and which extended into Lower Louisiana; was requested to deliver the articles accompanying this, to you, he gave them to me this morning and desired me send them to you. Yours, RC ( DLC ); at foot of text: “The President of the United States”; endorsed by TJ as a letter of 1 Mch. received 2 Mch. and so...
22To Thomas Jefferson from William Dunbar, 2 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Having dismissed my amanuensis on account of his extreme incorrectness & slowness, and being disappointed in another I expected I have for this week applied myself this week to transcribe with a multitude of interruptions which has consumed ¾ of my time next week I hope to progress more rapidly by means of expected aid—this Circumstance has withdrawn my attention from the revisal of my...
23To Thomas Jefferson from John G. Jackson, 2 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
About ten Millions of acres of land in the district I represent, are claimed by the “Indiana Company” in virtue of a grant from the Indians with which you are acquainted ; the importance of the stake has induced us to investigate the grounds of our title, as well as those of the Company; & it has resulted in a discovery that independant of the objection that Individuals cannot purchase the...
24To Thomas Jefferson from Anne Cary Randolph, 2 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
This is the fourth letter I have written to my Dear Grand Papa without receiving an answer I suppose you have not received them or else your business prevented your answering them Mama has been very sick & two of the children but they are now quite well we heard that you were to set of from Washington on the 8 of March I wish in your next letter you will let me know whether it is true adieu my...
25From Thomas Jefferson to the Senate, 2 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I nominate Robert Smith, now Secretary of the Navy, to be Attorney General of the United States. Jacob Crownenshield of Massachusets to be Secretary of the Navy. Obadiah Jones of Georgia to be one of the judges of the court of the Missisipi territory. PoC ( DLC ); TJ added a check mark at each entry. Isaac A. Coles delivered TJ’s message to the Senate on 2 Mch. The Senate dispensed with the...
26To James Madison from James Monroe, 1 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
Mr. P<reble> who will present you this has been with us since the commencment of the present negotiation, as a secretary, assisting in translating our communications to the minister of spain & Prince of peace into French, & those of the former from the Sph. into English. He has been of great service to us, indeed had we not had the good fortune to find him here, we shod. have been exposed to...
27To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 1 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Dallas the Attorney of the United States for this District, will inform you, I presume, of the application which I was, this day, obliged to make to him, in consequence of a writ being served on me this morning, on the part of Mr. Dupont, an american merchant in Newyork, with the intention to prosecute me for some bills which I drew last Summer in his favor on Mr. Pèrregaux Banker in Paris...
28To James Madison from Charles Pinckney and James Monroe, 1 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
We had the pleasure to write to you by Mr. Gorham on the 2nd. of Feby. and to transmit a copy of our first note to Mr. Cevallos, and of the Project which we presented him for the adjustment of all differences between the U. States and Spain, as also of his answer to it, which we had then just received. We now forward the sequel of the correspondence, by which it appears that we are as distant...
29To James Madison from William C. C. Claiborne (Abstract), 1 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
1 March 1805, New Orleans . “I received this morning a Visit from the Marquis of Casa Calvo; He came as he said to ask my advice as to the conduct he should pursue to obtain redress for the King his Master against Don Juan Ventura Morales the late Intendant who had exceeded his powers in the case of Peter Villamil, and not accounted properly for certain monies due the King from said Villamil....
30To James Madison from Jared Ingersoll (Abstract), 1 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
1 March 1805, Philadelphia . “A Suit has been instituted by Mr Dupon against Mr. Pichon on certain Bills of Exchange drawn by the latter upon a Mr Perigord at Paris, acceptance of which has been refused by the Drawee. “Bail is demanded in the sum of $30000, and Mr Pichon insists on his priviledge and protection as a publick minister; the Plf. contends that he no longer can claim that...