31From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 22 December 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
The Tunisian Ambassador put into my hands the packet now sent, & at his request I promised it should be safely returned to him before he went away, as it contains the originals of letters. it presents a chronological view of the Bey’s correspondence with our officers, with explanatory statements of facts connecting them. I found the whole worth reading, tho’ I had read the letters hastily...
32From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 3 December 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
additions proposed on some subjects suggested by mr Gallatin submitted to mr Madison by the object of the 1st. addition is to give a practical or ostensible object to the observations on Yellow fever: the true one however being to present facts to the governments of Europe, which in the ordinary course of things, would not otherwise reach them in half a century. DLC : Papers of James Madison.
33From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison and Family, 26 January 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson requests the favor of Mr. Mrs. Madison’s & family’s company to dinner the day after tomorrow at half after three oclock.— RC ( NN : Emmet Collection); in Meriwether Lewis’s hand.
34From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 17 August 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
The death of Meriwether Jones having taken place, I have written to mr Wagner directly to forward to mr Page a Commission for the loan office, in order to save a post and shorten the term of sollicitations. I shall set out this morning for Bedford & be back about the 25th. Affectionate salutations. DLC : Papers of James Madison.
35From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 22 November 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed barbarous Italian would require more consideration to be perfectly understood than I have time to bestow on it. I believe mr Wagner reads Italian. if he does, a good translation should be made; and it sets up such serious pretensions as that I think we should give it to Eaton & desire him to make a statement of what passed between him & the Ex bashaw & such a one as we may...
36To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 8 January 1808 (Madison 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 .
37To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 16 June 1808 (Madison Papers)
I retain Mr. Wilson’s letter, and return you his two certificates, as he may wish to keep them. If I ever heard his name before it has entirely escaped me. I do not believe he has been misrepresented to me, & doubt if he has been represented in any way. DNA : RG 59—LAR—Letters of Application and Recommendation.
38From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 8 February 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Should not Claiborne be instructed to enter into a correspondence with Casa-Calvo, to insist on keeping things in their present state, and to let him understand that if any new settlement is made in the disputed territory, and particularly the one meditated on Trinity we shall break it up. DNA : RG 59—ML—Miscellaneous Letters.
39To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 14 May 1806 (Madison Papers)
Your express arrived at 12. oclock this day & I dispatch him in half an hour with the papers for mr. Pinckney signed. I inclos⟨e⟩ another letter to Monroe, to be forwarded by him. Affectionate salutations. FC ( DLC : Jefferson Papers). This presumably was Jefferson to Monroe, 4 May 1806 ( Ford, Writings of Thomas Jefferson Paul Leicester Ford, ed., The Writings of Thomas Jefferson (10 vols.;...
40From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 24 June 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed case respecting the construction of a treaty merits good consideration. can broad words in a treaty be controuled by narrower in a law? and is it certain the law here intended to controul? reason & probability is against it. RC ( DLC : Madison Papers); addressed: “The Secretary of state.” Enclosures: probably enclosures to Gallatin to TJ, 23 June.
41From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 20 May 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I observe also that I signed the following Commission omitted in the list from the office. May 20. John Broadbent of Sicily Consul for Messina; yet I seem to have some faint recollection that this appointment had been approved by the Senate. [ note in Madison’s hand :] John Broadbent was submitted to, and approved by the Senate the 17 Jany. 1806, but not having received his commission, a...
42To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 25 June 1807 (Madison Papers)
The letter for circulation. The blank spas. to be retained by the Atty Genl. Catalog--Paul C. Richards Autographs.
43From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 28 June 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Robert H. Jones of N. Carolina to be District attorney for N. Carolina. he resides at Warrenton. ViU .
44From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 7 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have finished my letter alluded to in the cover of Govr. Cabell’s papers, and no post is yet arrived. it therefore goes with those papers. be so good as to examine it deliberately, and make in it any corrections it may need, noting them to be that I may make correspondent changes in the copy retained. if the corrections do not deface the letter, seal and send it on returning me the Gov’s...
45From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 10 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Mazzei desires me to send him an authenticated certificate of the death of Bellini, with the seal of the state. will you be so good as to get one for me, and further to say whether there will be any property remaining after his debts are paid, and of what value? Accept my affectionate salutations. MHi : Coolidge Collection.
46To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 13 September 1808 (Madison Papers)
I send you a letter of Short’s for perusal, & one of Edgar Patterson asking what is already I presume provided for. One of General Armstrong which I do not well understand because I do not recollect the particular letter which came by Haley. I presume the counsel he refers to is to take possession of the Floridas. This letter of June 15. is written after the cession by Carlos to Bonaparte of...
47From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 9 May 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
The road through Ravensworth is rendered absolutely impassable for a four wheeled carriage by a single change made lately by one of the mr Fitzhughs in his plantation. you must not therefore attempt it, but go on to Fairfax C.H. & there turn off to Songster’s. Bull run is now passed at an excellent ford, and the hills by a great deal of work have been made quite good. the road between Elkrun...
48To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 9 November 1803 (Madison Papers)
I inclose you Clarke’s memoranda. The following articles seem proper for Executive attention. An instrument vesting in the Collector of Natchez the powers of the Administrator, Treasurer & Contador. Instructions to Claiborne to suppress useless offices to remove any existing officers. to appoint others. It would be well these could go by next post. Would it not be well to send in what...
49From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 26 July 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I left at Washington a great coat of which I shall have great need. should this reach you before your departure I will thank you to bring it; and it will be in time if I recieve it when you come to Monticello yourself, as it will be on my return only that it will be wanting. I have written to mr Lemaire to deliver it to you. the drought in this quarter is excessive. it begins about the...
50From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 17 July 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
It was agreed yesterday 1. that a copy of the proclamation should be inclosed to each member in a letter from the Secy. of state, mentioning that the meeting of Congress had been necessarily anticipated three weeks, because the ratificns of the treaty & conventions for the cession of Louisiana were to be exchanged on the 30th. day of October, & suggesting the importance of a punctual...
51From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 19 May 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I now return you the papers reserved from the last post. our regular answer to mr Livingston may well be that the Attorney General having given an official opinion that the right to the batture is in the US. and the matter being now referred to Congress, it is our duty to keep the grounds clear of any adversary possession until the legislature shall decide on it. I have carefully read mr....
52From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 23 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Notes on the British claims in the Missipi territory. 1803. Mar. 3. act of Congress gave to Mar. 31. 1804 to exhibit their claims or grants 1804. Mar. 27 do. gave to Nov. 30. 1804. & allowed transcripts instead of originals Etc. 1805. Mar. 2. do. gave to Dec. 1. 1805 to file their grants. & in fact to Jan. 1. 1807. time when the sale might begin. 1807. Dec. 15. the British claimants...
53From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 5 July 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
We did not collect the sense of our brethren the other day by regular questions, but as far as I could understand from what was said it appeared to be 1. that an acknolegement of our right to the Perdido is a sine quo non, and no price to be given for it. 2. no absolute & perpetual relinquishment of right is to be made of the country East of the Rio bravo del Norte, even in exchange for...
54From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 6 July 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
In conversation with mr Gallatin yesterday as to what might be deemed the result of our Tuesday’s conferences, he seemed to have understood the former opinion as not changed, to wit that for the Floridas East of Perdido might be given not only the 2. millions of dollars and a margin to remain unsettled, but an absolute relinquishment from the North river to the bay of St. Bernard and Colorado...
55From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 23 October 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 20th. came to hand last night. I sincerely regret that mrs Madison is not likely to be able to come on so soon as had been hoped. the probability of an extensive war on the continent of Europe strengthening every day for some time past, is now almost certain. this gives us our great desideratum, time. in truth it places us quite at our ease. we are certain of one year of...
56To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 17 August 1802 (Madison Papers)
I now return you the papers forwarded by the merchants of Philadelphia and Boston on the subject of the wrongs they complain of at Buenos Ayres. I observe that they have not gone into a developement of the subject. Two or three cases are opened with some degree of detail; as to the rest we have only a list of the ships for which our interference is claimed. But in cases where a hair’s breadth...
57To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 17 April 1801 (Madison Papers)
I shall be with you on the 25th. unless health or weather prevent. But if you propose leaving home sooner for Washington, do not let my coming prevent you. Only, in that case, if convenient, lodge word at Gordon’s, or write me by next post, that you will be gone; as I should then wish to lengthen my day’s journey. I have not been able to look yet into my newspapers, but I presume yours contain...
58From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 12 [i.e. 13] August 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
The post having made it night before his arrival yesterday and my mail extraordinarily voluminous, I have been able to read & now return you the inclosed papers only. mr Livingston’s shall come by the next mail. I do not like this mistake of Capt Mc.Niel’s, and fear it will be very embarrassing. other dispatches oblige me to close here with assurances of my affectionate esteem & respect. PrC (...
59From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 23 September 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 20. & 21. were recieved yesterday. I have sent on the letter to Turreau without alteration. it was as little as either the stile or matter of his letter deserved. I shall be with you probably on Wednesday. mr Barlow stays with us till then, & returns at the same time. The bearer is mr Chisolm the bricklayer who wished to see you before your departure. Dinsmore has suggested a...
60To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 29 August 1803 (Madison Papers)
By the last post I recieved & forwarded your letter to Duane, in which there was nothing but what was safe and proper. Duane is honest, & well intentioned, but over zealous. These qualities harmonise with him a great portion of the republican body. He deserves therefore all the just & favorable attentions which can properly be shewn him. By the same post I recieve from the collector of Norfolk...