2181From James Madison to the Senate, 23 January 1817 (Madison Papers)
I transmit to the Senate a report of the Acting Secretary of War, in compliance with their resolution of the 8th instant. RC and enclosures ( DNA : RG 46, Legislative Proceedings, President’s Messages, 14A–E6). RC in John Payne Todd’s hand, signed by JM . JM enclosed a report from George Graham (see Graham to JM , 21 Jan. 1817 ), providing “the amount of money paid by the government of the...
2182To James Madison from Aylett Hawes, 18 June 1815 (Madison Papers)
I have delayed acknowledging the receipt of the Power of attorney for Martin Kaufman’s Legacy, until your return to Washington. The trust is committed to Mary Kaufman, relict of the Deceased, who will, I believe, execute it faithfully. With most sincere respect I am your obt. Svt. RC ( DLC ). Docketed by JM . See Hawes to JM , 5 Dec. 1814 , PJM-PS Robert A. Rutland et al., eds., The Papers of...
2183Frank Carr to Thomas Jefferson, 31 July 1814 (Jefferson Papers)
I am called on as surgeon to this regiment, to attend the late requisition of militia from this brigade, to the lower country. The detatchment left Charlottesville today; and I shall follow them as soon as I can make the necessary arrangements. This will put it out of my power to attend your boy, & will compell me, very relu t c tantly, to request those of my friends who have thought me worthy...
2184From James Madison to Daniel Parker, 12 September 1813 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
12 September 1813, Montpelier. “J. Madison requests the favor of Mr. Parker, to seal & deliver the inclosed, if the Gentlemen to whom it is addressed should be in Washington; if they are not to forward it to the post office at Fredg. to await their call. To put Mr. P. in full possession of the case, The letter & Memorial referred to are inclosed.” RC ( PHi : Daniel Parker Papers). 1 p. The...
2185Joseph Dougherty to Thomas Jefferson, 15 February 1815 (Jefferson Papers)
Thinking that I might profit thomthing by being employ d to to superintend the bringing your library to Washington : I offered my Services to the library committe—who asked me what I would ask to bring it—to which I could not give a satisfactory answer before I heard from you. will you Sir do me the favour to Say; how many waggons yo in your opinion would be required to bring the books—whether...
2186To James Madison from James Monroe, 16 May 1814 (Madison Papers)
I enclose you a copy of a letter sent yesterday to genl. winder, relating to the communication between Col. P. & Col: Baynes, which were forwarded to you a day or two before. A stronger paper was authorised by the heads of depts., but I afterwards moderated the terms, retaining the sense. The distinction in it, is so obvious, between the passage which expresses, the sense of the govt. on...
2187From John Adams to R. Y. Hayne, 9 June 1815 (Adams Papers)
Accept my thanks for Mr Whites Oration on the fourth of March, and be pleased to present them to your Constituents—At the same time I cannot refrain from congratulating you on the Felicity of our Country; and the Glory acquired by the Western the Southern and the Middle States in the late War—I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, with much respect, your obedient Servant MHi : Adams Family Papers,...
2188Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Johnson, 2 December 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
I return you the deeds you were so kind as to lend me, respecting the boundaries about which we are in doubt. indeed I never found myself so bewildered as by the conflicting circumstances of this case. yet after the mature consideration which I have now given it (and really never had done before) I think I see grounds sufficiently strong to bear down the smaller circumstances and to authorise...
2189To James Madison from the Chiefs and Headmen of the Shawnee Indians, [10 April 1809] (Madison Papers)
It has been three years since we met together at the seat of Government, you then told us that we ought to take care of our women and children and provide well for them, we took your [a]dvice, at that time you told us you wished to help our poor women and Children you told us you would send a man to help us and that man a Quaker went by us comeing from you, you thought him a good man in...
2190From John Adams to William Eustis, 27 January 1812 (Adams Papers)
Permit me to introduce to you Mr. Richard Cranch Norton, a young Gentleman of liberal Education at our old Alma Mater. His name will inform you of his genuine puritanical blood. He is a nephew of your neighbor Chief Justice Cranch. He has a brother whose name is Edward Norton and both of them Sons of a Learned Divine of Weymouth, whose Orthodoxy can be surely no impeachment of his Patriotism....