1To James Madison from Ezekiel Bacon, 23 February 1813 (Madison Papers)
The enclosed Letter from James Prince Esqr. Marshall of the District of Massachusetts a Gentleman of correct & honorable Character will sufficiently explain it’s object. From his representations I can have no hesitation in recommending Mr. Appleton to whom it relates to your favorable regard & attention. With much respect I have the honor to be your Obedt. servt. RC and enclosure ( DNA : RG...
2Ezekiel Bacon to James Monroe, 21 February 1814 (Madison Papers)
Yours of the 12th. Inst. accompanying my commission as Comptroller of the Treasury was received by the last mail. I am not insensible of the high honor done me by this very unexpected mark of confidence on the part of the President. The circumstance of its being so entirely unexpected & out of the range of all my past calculations, will I trust be thought sufficient to justify me in asking a...
3To James Madison from Ezekiel Bacon, 30 April 1814 (Madison Papers)
The arrangment of my private affairs & the removal of some portion of my family to the seat of Government renders it necessary that I should be absent from my office for a few weeks. I had intended to have obtained your approbation for that purpose before you left the City, & called for that object, but found you engaged. Presuming however that there was nothing in the state of the public...
4To James Madison from Ezekiel Bacon, 30 April 1814 (Madison Papers)
The various duties of the Secretary of the Treasury has induced him to request of me that I would address this to you on a subject which belongs properly to his department. Three different Gentlemen have been successively appointed to the office of principal assessor of the direct tax for the 11th. collection district of Massachusetts composed principally of the town of Boston, all of whom...
5Ezekiel Bacon to Thomas Jefferson, 2 February 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
The Letters & Extracts of Letters herewith enclosed have by Gen l Wilkinson been laid before the Committee appointed by the house of Representatives to enquire into his Conduct, & are deemed by him material to the Vindication of his Character.—it therefore becomes necessary that their authenticity be verified by some satisfactory Evidence—as the only practicable mode of effecting this, I am...
6Enclosure: Thomas Jefferson’s Memorandum on Correspondence with James Wilkinson, 6 March 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
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