1381To James Madison from Samuel Grove, 6 February 1806 [letter not found] (Madison Papers)
¶ From Samuel Grove. Letter not found. 6 February 1806. Mentioned in a 21 Feb. 1806 letter written by Jacob Wagner at JM ’s direction to Grove at Charleston, South Carolina, stating that he was enclosing a letter to James Monroe recommending Grove’s claim against Great Britain ( DNA : RG 59, DL , vol. 15).
1382To James Madison from Benjamin Rittenhouse, 19 April 1801 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 19 April 1801. Calendared in the lists probably made by Peter Force (DLC, series 7) as a two-page letter. Mentioned in Rittenhouse to JM, 3 July 1801 . Concerns Rittenhouse’s request for a federal post.
1383To James Madison from Josef Yznardy, 12 October 1802 (Madison Papers)
The foregoing are Duplicates of what I had the honour of addressing you via Norfolk; The purport of the present is to hand you inclosed a Packet receiv’d this day fr om Mr. William Willis of Barcelona & having nothing fur ther to add—I remain with due respect esteem & veneration Sir—Your most obt. h le. Servt. The preceding is the full transcription of a document that was previously abstracted...
1384To James Madison from William Jarvis, 6 December 1805 (Madison Papers)
§ From William Jarvis. 6 December 1805, Lisbon. “Inclosed are 3 letters from G W Erving Esquire And by the mail two minutes since 5.” Adds in a postscript: “The capture of vienna, Tyrol & Venice given up—a Million sterling Contribution. 12 strong places given as a security for an Armistice whilst negotiating a peace. This on the authority of news from Report.” RC ( DNA : RG 59, CD , Lisbon,...
1385To James Madison from William Lee, 4 July 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
4 July 1803, Bordeaux . Encloses a bill of lading for thirteen cases of wine directed to the care of Thorburn and Donaldson, merchants at Norfolk. “I have depended on my partner to choose this wine having been too ill myself to attend to it. I hope the quality will please you.” RC and enclosures ( DLC ). RC 1 p. The enclosures (2 pp.) are a bill of lading and a receipt, both dated 2 July, for...
1386To James Madison from George Henry Rose, 24 February 1808 (Madison Papers)
Should it entirely suit Mr. Madison’s Convenience, Mr. Rose would do himself the honor of waiting upon him to-morrow, at whatever hour he may appoint. DNA : RG 59-NFL-Notes from Foreign Legations, Great Britain.
1387To James Madison from DeWitt Clinton, 10 May 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
10 May 1803, Newtown, Long Island. Introduces John M. Goetschius, a citizen of New York, who “is a man of fair character and good political principles.” RC ( DLC ). 1 p. Signature clipped.
1388To James Madison from David Stone, 10 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
David Stone will leave Washington on his return to North Carolina on Sunday next and expects to be in the neighborhood of the place where the Jacob was wrecked early in the next month. It will give him great pleasure to aid in re covering and forwarding to Mr. Madison his articles on board the Jacob. Mr Tredwell is Collector at Edenton, Francis Hawks at NewBern. James Taylor the Collector at...
1389To James Madison from Ebenezer Stevens, 22 May 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
22 May 1801, New York. Reports that the Peace and Plenty has been chartered and is being readied for delivery of the Tunisian order; requests advance of $6,000. RC ( DNA : RG 59, ML ). 2 pp.
1390From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 22 September 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I return you the papers which accompanied yours of yesterday. I think the case of Capt Hewes is merely a case for a demand of indemnification from Gr. Br. and a proper acknolegement of the violation of jurisdiction. it would be a very dangerous precedent for Congress to indemnify the individual. I think it would be well for Smith to be furnished with the declaration of mr Canning only taking...
1391To James Madison from James Leander Cathcart, 30 March 1803 (Madison Papers)
My last dispatch inform’d you of our transactions at Tunis. I have now the honor to communicat e those at Algiers. On the 19th. in the evening we arriv’d in thi s Bay where we found a French Frigate whose Commander inform’d us, that the Dey of Algiers had not declar’d War against France as we were inform’d at Tunis that their boat was on Shore in order to accommodate matters amicably if...
1392From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 8 January 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed act of Michigan, tho’ dated Jan. 30. 07. did not get here till the last Congress had risen. it seems merely occasional, & the occasion passed over. I think therefore it is not worth communicating singly to Congress. perhaps they will send their collection to be communicated, which will embrace this. in the mean time this may be filed in your office. MHi : Coolidge Collection.
1393To James Madison from Elbridge Gerry, 19 June 1807 (Madison Papers)
Shall I request the favor of a letter of introduction to Mr Armstrong, our minister at Paris, for Mrs Blake who is to embark soon for Marseilles, with her little daughter, for her health? This lady is a particular friend of ours, wife of George Blake Esq, district attorney for Massachusetts, & an elegant fine woman: from Marseilles she proposes to proceed to Paris. accept my best wishes for...
1394To James Madison from John Nicoll, 27 July 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
27 July 1802, New Haven. Has received JM’s letter of 6 July [not found] appointing him a commissioner of bankruptcy for the district of Connecticut. Declines the appointment; “I am so frequently absent from the State, that it will be out of my Power to pay the requisite Attention to the Duties of the Office.” Recommends John H. Lynde for the position. RC ( DNA : RG 59, LAR , 1801–9, filed...
1395To James Madison from James Simpson, 3 July 1802 (Madison Papers)
With this I have the honour of transmitting triplicate of No. 43 whose original was forwarded by the Ship Dart for Norfolk, and copy put on board another Vessel, by Commodore Morris. I have now to acquaint you, that yesterday I received a Letter from the Governour of Tangier dated 30th. June, advising that His Imperial Majesty (in answer to the Letter he wrote on the 22d.) had directed I might...
1396To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 1 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
The more I consider the letter of our Ministers in London the more seriously it impresses me. I believe the sine qua non we made is that of the nation, and that they would rather go on without a treaty than with one which does not settle this article. Under this dilemma, and at this stage of the business, had we not better take the advice of the Senate? I ask a meeting at 11. oclock tomorrow...
1397To James Madison from the Right Reverend James Madison, 11 December 1803 (Madison Papers)
I inclose two papers, which I will beg the Favr. of you to give to Dr. Thornton. I really have no Memorandum of the Date required; nor is [it] at all essential. You can come near eno’ to the Time, as it was, probably, about the Middle of Novr. John mentions in his Letter your Goodness in paying to him 60$. Since I wrote to you respecting the Pretensions of Maryland, finding some Difficulty in...
1398To James Madison from William Jarvis, 17 August 1807 (Madison Papers)
From what Mr. Erving says in the letter enclosing this, I conceived the inclosed of too much importance not to be sent immediately. Are not all these threats with a view, to oblige the English to make a Peace; and possibly with a farther view to get an additional sum of m oney in the way of contribution? Within three days there has been s o me murmur of this kind here but noth in g distinct or...
1399To James Madison from Tench Coxe, 9 October 1807 (Madison Papers)
As I conceive it may be useful, and I feel it to be proper that the Government should know of the enclosed republication, I have the honor to cover two of the first half sheets, and to be with perfect respect yr. mo. obedt. h. Servant I expect the completion of the whole with some additions in ten or twelve days. DLC : Papers of James Madison.
1400To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 11 September 1803 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 11 September 1803 . Calendared as a three-page letter in the lists probably made by Peter Force (DLC, series 7, container 2).
1401To James Madison from Richard M. Lawrence and Others, 28 April 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
28 April 1801, Guadeloupe. Since Franco-American trade has been resumed, recommends island merchant Marc Solier as consul for French West Indies. RC ( DNA : RG 59, NFC , vol. 1). 2 pp.; signed by Lawrence and six others; postmarked Baltimore, 18 May; docketed by Wagner as received 24 May.
1402To James Madison from James Bowdoin, 19 December 1804 (Madison Papers)
I last Evening, recd. your polite Letter of the 10th. instant, accompanying the President’s Commission to me, as Minister plenipotentiary for the united States, at the Court of his Catholic Majesty: Whilst I feel gratitude to the President for this pub[l]ic mark of his confidence & favour, I am to thank you, Sir, for the polite manner, in which you have acquainted me with the appointment....
1403To James Madison from Carlos Martínez de Yrujo, 20 July 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
20 July 1802, Mount Pleasant, near Philadelphia. Informs JM of the exchange of ratifications of the treaty of peace between Spain and Russia. RC ( DNA : RG 59, NFL , Spain, vol. 2). 1 p.; in Spanish; in a clerk’s hand, except for Yrujo’s complimentary close and signature.
1404To James Madison from Richard Forrest, 19 May 1806 [letter not found] (Madison Papers)
¶ From Richard Forrest. Letter not found. 19 May 1806, Baltimore. Offered for sale in Robert K. Black Catalogue 104, [1965], item 89, where it is described as a one-page autograph letter signed reading in part: “The Ship in which Mr. Pinkney has taken his passage has not yet weighed anchor. … He is very desirous to obtain the Travels of Captains Clarke & Lewis so far as they have been...
1405To James Madison from Samuel Smith, 12 July 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
12 July 1801, Baltimore. Presents Mr. O’Mealy, whom Smith has mentioned as possible commercial agent at Le Havre and whom JM believed a likely appointment at Hamburg [see M. O’Mealy to JM, 29 May 1801 (DNA: RG 59, LAR, 1801–9)]. RC ( DLC ). 1 p.
1406To James Madison from William Herbert, 18 March 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
18 March 1803, Alexandria. Acknowledges JM’s 16 Mar. letter [not found]. “The Money Directed to be remited to me by Mr. Munroe, is, I presume, Intended to meet the Discounts on his Notes, in this Bank, as they may be renewed. I have no Claim Against him. Any Sum that you may be pleased to remit me for his Account, Shall be Carried to his Credit, on the Bank Books.” RC ( DLC ). 1 p. See Monroe...
1407To James Madison from Thomas Bulkeley, 5 August 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
5 August 1801, Lisbon. Encloses a letter received by last post from consul at Tripoli announcing pasha’s declaration of war against U.S. Letters from France, Great Britain, and Spain announce approach of general peace in Europe. Believes he has performed duties well and asks to be continued in office. RC ( DNA : RG 59, CD , Lisbon, vol. 1). 2 pp.; unsigned. Bulkeley’s 6 Aug. dispatch begins on...
1408To James Madison from Justin Pierre Plumard Derieux, 12 May 1807 (Madison Papers)
J’ose prendre la liberté de vous remettre cy inclus un paquet de Lettres pour Mr Skipwith Et vous Serai infiniment obligé de voulloir bien me rendre le Service de m’adresser aux Sweet Springs celles que vous pouriés recevoir pour moi. J’ai L’honneur d’etre Dans les Sentiments du plus profond respect Monsieur Votre trés humble et trés obeissant Serviteur DNA : RG 59—ML—Miscellaneous Letters.
1409To James Madison from Stevens Thomson Mason, 8 May 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
8 May 1802. Recommends the bearer, Lund Washington, “as a person desirous and capable of filling the office of a Clerke in your Department should any vacancy occur.” RC ( DLC ). 1 p. This was probably the Lund Washington (b. 1767) who was the son of Robert Washington and Alice Strother Washington of Green Hill, Virginia (Abbot, Papers of Washington: Presidential Series , 1:369 n. 1).
1410To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau de Garambouville, 16 April 1808 (Madison Papers)
Le General Turreau a l’honneur de renvoyer a Monsieur Madison le Moniteur qu’il a eu la bonté de lui Communiquer, en le priant D’agréer Ses Remerciments. ViU .
1411To James Madison from James Monroe, 27 January 1805 (Madison Papers)
To morrow our project will be presented to Mr. Cevallos. To prepare it and the letter which accom[pa]nies it required sometime, and to have the whole translated into French still more, which will explain why it has not yet been presented. Tho’ indeed not one moment has been lost, considering the extent and importance of the subject. Having been shut up exclusively engaged in this business, I...
1412To James Madison from Marmaduke Williams, 5 January 1807 (Madison Papers)
I last evening recd. a letter from Mr. Lockhart informing me, that he will not accept of his appointment as Marshal for North Carolina. This circumstance has been made known to the President by a letter to Mr. Alston, but I have thought proper to enclose to you Mr. Lockharts letter agreeable to his request, so that some other person may be appointed to fill that office. I am Sir with due...
1413To James Madison from John Armstrong, Jr., 5 March 1808 (Madison Papers)
I forward to you copies of five notes which I have had occasion to write (since the date of my last dispatch) to the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Marine, in relation to certain abuses which have been practised by functionaries of France against our Commerce &c. To neither of those Notes have I yet received an answer. With very high Consideration, Sir, I am Your Most obedient & very humble...
1414To James Madison from Robert Carter Nicholas, 31 August 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
31 August 1803, Lexington, Kentucky . Received JM’s letter with his commission on 27 July. “Suffer me through you to return my warmest thanks to the President of the United States, with the positive assurances of every exertion that I am equal to, shall be made to discharge the duties of the Office confided in me, with Integrity, Diligence & Discretion.” RC ( DNA : RG 59, ML ). 1 p.; docketed...
1415To James Madison from George Joy, 18 April 1808 (Madison Papers)
Enclosing lest you should not have recd it before the decision of Judge Mackintosh; I am, Dr Sir, Yr: friend & Servt. DLC : Papers of James Madison.
1416To James Madison from James Monroe, 20 August 1805 (Madison Papers)
I had an interview with Lord Mulgrave yesterday on the late seizure of ⟨ou⟩;r vessels, which I am sorry to observe presented the prospect of a less favorable ⟨r⟩;esult than I had anticipated from the preceeding one. He asserted the principle ⟨i⟩;n the fullest extent, that a neutral power had no right to a commerce, with the colonies of an enemy in time of war, which it had not in time of...
1417To James Madison from Samuel Nye, 20 August 1806 [letter not found] (Madison Papers)
¶ From Samuel Nye. Letter not found. 20 August 1806. Acknowledged in Daniel Brent to Nye, 27 Aug. 1806, addressed to Nye at Salisbury, Massachusetts, as “enclosing proof of the Citizenship of Joseph Gould, an american Seaman, impressed into a British Ship of War on the Halifax station” ( DNA : RG 59, Correspondence with Collectors of Customs regarding Impressed Seamen, box 12).
1418To James Madison from Thomson Mason, 26 April 1808 (Madison Papers)
Doctor James H. Blake has resided in Fairfax County in this State for about eight years past, during which time I have been intimately acquainted with him, and take pleasure in stating that I consider him a Man of Integrity and much Merit. With respect to his political character, he has been throughout my acquaintance with him a firm and decided Republican and a zealous Advocate of the...
1419To James Madison from Zepheniah Woods, 20 January 1806 [letter not found] (Madison Papers)
¶ From Zephaniah Woods. Letter not found. 20 January 1806. Acknowledged in Daniel Brent to Woods, 23 Jan. 1806 ( DNA : RG 59, Records on Impressed Seamen, 1794–1815, Misc. Correspondence, box 11), as regarding his son Thomas Woods. Brent informed Woods that the documents concerning his son had been sent to William Lyman with instructions to do all he could to obtain Thomas’s release. Addressed...
1420To James Madison from John Walker, 26 June 1806 [letter not found] (Madison Papers)
¶ From John Walker. Letter not found. 26 June 1806. Calendared as a one-page letter in the lists probably made by Peter Force ( DLC , series 7, container 2).
1421To James Madison from William Pinkney, 27 April 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to inform you that I have t his day had an audience of the King and presented m y credentials. My reception was particularly kind and gr acious; and it is my duty to say that every ev idence, which such an occasion could admit, w as afforded, of a desire on the part of the King to continue in friendship with us. I have the Honor to be, with perfect esteem and consideration,...
1422To James Madison from John Dawson, 23 April 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From John Dawson. 23 April 1806. “I call’d to see you on this morning, but you were engag’d. I am much push’d for some money to clear out and if you can lend me one hundred dollars it Shall be returnd with many thank [ sic ] on the day I arrive at Fredericksburg.” RC ( DLC ). 1 p.
1423To James Madison from Gurdon S. Mumford, 26 November 1808 (Madison Papers)
Gurdon S Mumford presents his Respects to Mr. Madison & will thank him to cause the proper Enquiry to be made respecting the request of Messrs. Henry & W & L Phillips of NewYork agreably to the inclosed Letter, & when the answer is made, G S M will be glad to have their Letter returned DNA : RG 59—ML—Miscellaneous Letters.
1424To James Madison from James Simpson, 15 August 1803 (Madison Papers)
No. 60 dated 28th. last Month was forwarded in triplicate by way of Gibraltar. The two Ships have sailed from Larach and Sallé on their Cruize, and the two Galleys built last year at Tetuan have been by great exertions got over the Bar of that River, now nearly dry; they are daily expected here to compleat their equipment when they will be employed in and about the Straits, as such Vessels...
1425To James Madison from United States Congress, 28 November 1808 to 28 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
It will be very agreeable to us that Mr. Granger should be advanced to one of the Cabinet Departments under the next Administration. DLC : Papers of James Madison.
1426To James Madison from James Monroe, 10 February 1802 (Madison Papers)
Two incidents occurr’d in the course of the last session of our Assembly which are worthy some attention. These were, the attack on the Executive respecting the disbursements of the publick money, and the meetings which took place in the Capitol towards the close of the session of some of the members from the western counties for the purpose of promoting a dismemberment of the State. The first...
1427To James Madison from Tobias Lear, 12 December 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have the honour to inform you that I have this day drawn upon you, in favor of John Gavino Esqr. at 30 days sight, for ten thousand dollars, on account of the U. States of America, for their Barbary Affairs. With the highest respect & consideration I have the honor to be, Sir, your mo. ob. St. Privately owned.
1428To James Madison from William Bainbridge, 21 July 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
21 July 1802, U.S. Frigate Essex, Quarantine Ground, Staten Island. Informs JM that “Samuel Helsdon, an impressed American Seaman, was discharged at Gibraltar on the 14t. June last, from His Brittainick Majesty Ship Triumph; and returned to this place in the United States Frigate Essex under my command.” RC ( DNA : RG 59, Records of Impressed Seamen, 1794–1815). 1 p.; docketed by Brent as...
1429To James Madison from the Right Reverend James Madison, 26 July 1806 (Madison Papers)
Your Favr. of the 17t. is considered as a Proof of that Friendship upon which I have ever placed a perfect Reliance. It would certainly be injudicious to hesitate in the Prosecution of a well-concerted Plan of Business, upon a Prospect of Success, so very uncertain. Indeed, I would not have made the Proposition, had I been acquainted with the Circumstances, which you mention. It is true, I am...
1430To James Madison from M. Randolph, 3 June 1808 (Madison Papers)
I am compelled to trouble you on a subject of a very trifling nature. A bonnet was lately sent me as a present from London. It was to have been brought by a Lady who declined coming just as the Ship was about to sail. It was therefore sent to the custom house here; as it is one of the articles prohibited, the Collector is unwilling to interfere in it, and has advised me to apply to you to...