11To James Madison from Anthony Charles Cazenove, 5 June 1816 (Madison Papers)
I directed some days ago the skipper of a vessel bound to Fredericksburg to wait on you respecting the articles you have to send there, but he found you had just left Washington for Annapolis. If I can be of any further service in that respect, you will please command them. Annexed is a memorandum of the few expences paid on the articles already sent, as well as the charges of importation on...
12To James Madison from Anthony Charles Cazenove, 3 May 1816 (Madison Papers)
Your very obliging favor of 1st. instt. is received, returning your acceptance of Messrs. Murdoch & Co’s. dft in my favor for £157.18. Stg for which am much obliged. Relative to your offer of payment prior to maturity I would beg leave to observe that the funds are not to be used till then, & if equally agreable to you, would prefer not receiving them till that period. The act. of expences of...
13To James Madison from Anthony Charles Cazenove, 17 December 1811 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
17 December 1811, Alexandria. Acknowledges JM’s letter of 16 Dec. enclosing a check for $385.55, “which exactly balances Messrs. Murdochs & Co.’s. dft on you & the act. rendered you of charges on your pipe of wine & the qr. cask of Lisbon.” “Expecting when you accepted Messrs. Murdoch’s bill that your intention was to have paid it at Washington, I had it sent there for that purpose; but have...
14To James Madison from Anthony Charles Cazenove, 6 September 1811 (Madison Papers)
I have been honoured with your letter of 22d. Ulto. containing an order for a pipe of Messrs Murdoch’s L. P. Madeira Wine which went forward per brig Louisa McNamara & expect the wine will come out in her. There is no doubt but these gentlemen’s wine improved by one or two years of our climate will prove of a very superior quality, & I hope merit your attention. I beg leave to express my hope...
15To James Madison from Anthony Charles Cazenove, 2 December 1811 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
2 December 1811, Alexandria. Informs JM that the pipe of wine he ordered has arrived on the brig Louisa McNamara . Encloses a draft from Murdoch, Yuille, Wardrop, & Company on JM and requests its return when accepted. Asks if JM wishes the wine to remain in store until he sends someone to take charge of it or if he wishes it sent “by the Georgetown or Washington packet which goes to the Navy...
16To James Madison from Anthony Charles Cazenove, 29 April 1812 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
29 April 1812, Alexandria. Acknowledges receipt of JM’s remittance of $235.95 for a pipe of Lisbon wine. “I beg leave to enclose patterns of some Broad Cloths I have lately recd. from Messrs. Dupont Bauduy & Co. of Wilmington Delaware, which from their excellence cannot help pleasing any one, who takes the least interest in our infant manufactures. These patterns being small, shew the cloths...
17To James Madison from Anthony Charles Cazenove, 19 June 1813 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
19 June 1813, Alexandria. “I beg leave to hand you the annexed act. of the goods your Stewert bought for you, which an absence from home immediately after has prevented my sending sooner; but expect he gave in a memorandum of them, previous to his leaving your service.” RC and enclosure ( NN ). RC 1 p. Docketed by JM. The enclosure is a list of goods (1 p.), including wine, loaf sugar,...
18To James Madison from Anthony Charles Cazenove, 3 April 1812 (Madison Papers)
The pipe of Wine ordered by your favour of 2d. instt. would have been sent up by this days packet had Mr. Booth who generally goes in her & is a trusty man been in her this day. Should you send some one to take charge of it, it might go at any time, which might be the best way, as I understand Mr. Booth has not been down for some days; otherwise it shall be sent the first time he is down. I...
19To James Madison from Anthony Charles Cazenove, 19 July 1815 (Madison Papers)
Enclosed are two bills of lading of your effets shipped on board the Schr. Nancy Walker for Fredericksburg. Having received no directions as to whom consign’d have taken the bills of lading to order & endorsed them in blanc, which requires your filling up the endorsment to the person to whom consign’d. I regret the hurry you have been subjected to, as Captn. Walker is now detained till...
20To James Madison from Anthony Charles Cazenove, 24 December 1811 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
24 December 1811, Alexandria. “Enclosed is Messrs. Murdoch Y. W. & Co.’s draft on you in my favor for £60. Stg for your last pipe of wine, the amount of which you have been good enough to remit me per your letter of 16th. instt. The vessel I have mentioned before will sail for Madeira, in case you should have any further commands to go by her.” RC and enclosure ( DLC ). RC 1 p. Docketed by JM....
21To James Madison from Anthony Charles Cazenove, 12 August 1814 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to inform you that Mess. Dupont Bauduy & Co. have authorised me to give the following prices for Merino Wool in the rough For full Blood $1.25 ⅞ do. 1.12½ ¾ do. 1. & ½ do. .87½ These Gentlemen observe that they except from these prices some flocks which have been imported of so indifferent a quality that the full blood is no better than the ordinary half blood, which half...
22To James Madison from Anthony Charles Cazenove, 14 December 1811 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
14 December 1811, Alexandria. “I have the honor to inform you that, to my great astonishment your messenger Ths. McGraw called on me this afternoon to inform me that owing to being disappointed by the Skipper of the packet, who promised him to go up yesterday afternoon, & again today,… he was still here. As it realy appears that the blame lays entirely with the packet man, who it seems has no...
23To James Madison from Anthony Charles Cazenove, 31 March 1812 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
31 March 1812, Alexandria. “I expect in very few days to be able to send you the pipe of Lisbon wine you have been good enough to order. I have now on hand 1 pipe, 2 hhds & 1 qr. cask good market Madeira wine, which am authorised to sell @ $250. p pipe in order to close sales, such as have always sold for $300. Will you give me leave to send you a pipe, being actually a sacrifice? The quarter...
24To James Madison from Anthony Charles Cazenove, 31 October 1814 (Madison Papers)
The bearer of this Mr. Manuel Torres who has been particularly recommanded to me, having after considerable meditation & labor matured quite a new plan of taxes, which he believes to be well calculated to releave the United States from their pecuniary embarrassments, wishes to submit it to the consideration of Government. Knowing the favorable reception which every thing intended for the...
25To James Madison from Anthony Charles Cazenove, 18 July 1814 (Madison Papers)
In answer to your favor of this date believe Messrs. Dupont Bauduy & Co. will make no purchases of Merino Wool in this neighborhood, at all events till the great question of peace or war is settled; having very large flocks themselves & I believe the article beginning to be pretty plenty to the northward, can be bought there on better terms than that bought here would stand them in. I expect...
26To James Madison from Anthony Charles Cazenove, 27 April 1816 (Madison Papers)
I beg leave to wait on you with Messrs Murdoch Y. W. & Cos. letter of advise of the shipment of the two pipes of their fine Madeira Wine you have been good enough to favor me with an order for, & which is just arrived per Schr. Mary & Francis. Also with their draft on you for the same for £157.18—Stg. which you will please to accept exchange @ 19 pCt. premium being the current rate & return to...
27To James Madison from Anthony Charles Cazenove, 17 July 1815 (Madison Papers)
Your obliging favor of 14th. instt. has brought me your check for $268.65 in full for charges on your 2 pipes of Wine, for which please accept my thanks. I can hear as yet of no vessel for Fredericksburg, but would not the Steamboat take charge of goods for Potomac Creek from whence they might be waggon’d across? As soon as I hear of a direct conveyance will not fail to inform you of it, &...
28To James Madison from Anthony Charles Cazenove, 30 September 1814 (Madison Papers)
Enclosed I have the honor to hand you the check of Jas. L. McKenna Cashr. of Bank of Alexa. on Cashr. of bank of Columbia this date in my favor which I endorse to yours for $428.75 being for the followg. parcels of your Merino Wool 170 lb Full blood $1.25 $212.50 85 . ¾ do $1 — 85— 150 . ½ do .87½ 131.25 100 together $428.75 You will observe that the weights are the same as stated in...