1381To James Madison from Samuel Chase, 10 February 1802 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 10 February 1802. Acknowledged in JM to Chase, 12 Feb. 1802 . Inquires about the status of Rufus King’s negotiations with Great Britain on the Maryland bank stock case.
1382To James Madison from LeRay de Chaumont, 12 July 1807 (Madison Papers)
I inclose you here a letter of our common friend Mr. Lafayette. I left him in good health, at my departure from France. As his money circumstances enable him now to enjoy more comfort, he is in hopes that his Lady will recover her health; till such time, he can not think of coming to this country. I forward you equaly a letter of Madme. De Franc. She has sent me a book of hers that is intended...
1383To James Madison from Com. Isaac Chauncey, 9 June 1807 (Madison Papers)
I am mortified that I am again under the necessity of complaining to you of the base treatment recieved from a people that we are at peace with and who profess a wish to continue so, yet in the very face of those professions are guilty of the most unwarrantable and insulting conduct towards the Flag and citizens of a nation whom they hypocritically pretend to respect. I had the Honor of...
1384To James Madison from Com. Isaac Chauncey, 26 June 1807 (Madison Papers)
I was duly honoured with your letter of the fifteenth Inst. and am highly gratified in the approbation of Government of my conduct at the Boca Tigris. I should have forwarded the necessary documents immediately on receipt of your letter, but Mr. Ogden’s being out of Town prevented me from procuring his Deposition before yesterday. The Notary was of opinion that a would be too voluminous and...
1385To James Madison from Com. Isaac Chauncey, 30 December 1806 (Madison Papers)
On the evening of the 19th. Inst I had the mortifycation to be brought too and boarded by an officer from H. B. M Ship Phaéton lying at Cheumpu near the Boca Tigris who after examineing my papers and mens protections he took with him a seaman by the Name of William Bryant who entered with me in July last at New York as an american Citizen but by some accident lost his protection. I...
1386To James Madison from John Chew, 25 December 1803 (Madison Papers)
From your very friendly letter to me of February 1800, in reply to my enquiries respecting my fathers Claim to Lands in the State of Kentucky, I am induced to trouble you with a letter for Mr Taylor, from whom I have not heard these two Years past and am pretty certain that my last letter to him must have Miscarried. By a letter which Sir John Johnson lately received from Mr Watts, I learn...
1387To James Madison from John Chew Jr., 15 December 1805 (Madison Papers)
¶ From John Chew Jr. Letter not found. 15 December 1805. Described in Daniel Brent to Chew, 23 Dec. 1805, as enclosing documents relating to James G. Garland, alias James Green, an impressed seaman. Brent said he had been directed to inform Chew that authenticated copies would be sent to William Lyman in London with instructions to use them to obtain Garland’s discharge. Brent added that the...
1388To James Madison from Hugh Chisholm, 14 November 1808 (Madison Papers)
As I am Longer making the bricks than I Calculated on I think proper to mention The reason to you. The weather has been so very Damp, that they did not drye as fast as I could wish to handle them, to go it with them. I finished making Last tuesday, and if it had been drying weather by this day, I woud have had them burnt. I have got six or eight thousand drying by fireing of them in the tracks...
1389To James Madison from Gabriel Christie, 18 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have the pleasure to inform you of the safe arrival of the Schooner Three Friends at this port on Board of which is the Wines &ca which the President and yourself have long expecting. They shall be forwarded to you by the first Vessels that leaves this either for Washington or Alexandria. Be pleased Sir to forward to me the Invoices & Bills of landing which are herewith inclosed, that I may...
1390To 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...