1To James Madison from William Harris Crawford, 5 February 1817 (Madison Papers)
The Secy of the Treasury presents his respects to the President & informs that no effort will be made to prevent the injustice to the State of Georgia unless it is brought before Congress by executive message—the inclosed Statement of the case is believed to be Sufficcient to shew the injustice of the act in question. It is supposed that a message would not be so full in stating the case....
2To James Madison from William Harris Crawford, [3 February 1817] (Madison Papers)
The enclosed papers are Submitted to the Consideration of the President. If the recommendation of the board of delegates Should be accepted, the difficulties of the treasury and of the Collection of the revenue are at an end. RC ( DLC ). Undated; date supplied from JM ’s docket “Feby. 3. 1817.” On the cover JM wrote: “arrangements for resuming specie payments” and “To be put with Mr. Crawfords...
3To James Madison from William Harris Crawford, [ca. 11 January 1817] (Madison Papers)
The former decision on this case is enclosed. The practice of the department forbids the idea of rev[i]ewing the decisions of a predecessor in office; but in this case the decision must be considered that of the President, who can alone review his decisions. It may be proper to state that the Collector opposes the remission. The other officers interested are friendly to the application. The...
4To James Madison from William Harris Crawford, 5 December 1816 (Madison Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury presents his respects to the President & will thank him to delay his nomination to the Senate for the present if there is no impropriety in this course. RC ( DLC ). Docketed by JM . At a later date JM added an asterisk here, and at the foot of the letter wrote: “Mr. Crawford’s, he was acting under a recess appt of the Executive.” Crawford’s nomination to the...
5William H. Crawford to Thomas Jefferson, 28 October 1816 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter recommending M r Armistead for an appointment in the war department has been duly Rec d by the mail. Several vacancies exist in the Accountants office, but owing to the unfortunate death of Col o Lear will Not be filled until that office is filled. M r Armistead
6To James Madison from William Harris Crawford, 28 September 1816 (Madison Papers)
The enclosed papers recd. from Genl Jackson are transmitted, tho’ they contain nothing more than what I had anticipated. A private letter from Mr Irvine to the Secretary of State States facts calculated to remove the impression which Colo. Jessup’s communication has produced of an invasion of New Orleans by a Spanish force. He believes the exertions now making to raise an army in Spain is to...
7To James Madison from William Harris Crawford, 27 September 1816 (Madison Papers)
The enclosed letters to Mr. Crowninshield, and General Jackson, explains the views of the members of the Cabinet now in this City, upon the extraordinary information communicated in your letter of the 23d instant. The communication to the Executives of the States of Georgia, Kentuckey, Tennessee and Louisianna and of the Mississippi and Missouri Territories, seems to me to be proper. It is not...
8To James Madison from William Harris Crawford, 26 September 1816 (Madison Papers)
The Corps of Engineers, as I had foreseen, have been excessively mortified, at the delay which has taken place in commencing the fortifications recommended by the commander of that corps, & for which appropriations were made during the last session. The inclosed papers, are intended to shew that there is no reason to expect that our northern boundary will be enlarged by the Commissioners under...
9To James Madison from William Harris Crawford, 24 September 1816 (Madison Papers)
The law of the last session for the relief of the intruders upon the public land, embraced the whole of the United States. All persons settled upon the public lands on the 1st day of Feby. 1816, were protected in their intrusion, provided they entered their claims by the first day of this month, with the register of the land office, or such other person as should be charged with that duty by...
10To James Madison from William Harris Crawford, 20 September 1816 (Madison Papers)
An account has been presented for payment at this department, which involves a principle, which so far as I have been informed, has not been distinctly decided. It appears that one Whitmore Knaggs, acted in the Year 1812 at Detroit in the double Capacity of Deputy Indian agent, & Indian interpreter before the Capture of that place. He was carried into Captivity by the enemy, & detained for a...