4511To James Madison from John Tyler, 17 January 1810 (Madison Papers)
I receiv’d yours of the 13th Instant on the Subject of the 300$ deposited in our Bank for the purchase of a Sword for Genl. Campbell. We found your Letter which enclos’d the Money on which a memorandum on it gave us the information where it was deposited. Will it not be best to draw for the Money in some safe way? or if you chuse to have it enclos’d you will please to signify your desire to...
4512To James Madison from John Love, 10 January 1814 (Madison Papers)
An appology is necessary from me, for having by letter some time since troubled you on a subject which a moments reflection after leaving Alexana. satisfyed me I had improperly offered to your attention. It may have arisen from having understood that Mr Jefferson had offered Colo. Gilpin the post Masters place when He was appointed. Having within a few days heard of the death of Colo Gilpin I...
4513To James Madison from William Cranch, 16 December 1816 (Madison Papers)
Having understood that Mr. Thos. H. Blake, now a resident of Indiana, is an applicant for the office of District Attorney, I beg leave to state that he was for some time a practitioner at the bar of the Circuit Court for the district of Columbia, and as far as his general deportment and character came under my notice, they were correct, and his talents respectable. I have no doubt that he...
4514To James Madison from Henry A. S. Dearborn, 28 March 1814 (Madison Papers)
Permit me to transmit a pamplet which has recently been published by the friends of the Government for distribution previous to April elections. It was written by a young gentleman, (Mr Everett,) who went out as one of the family of the Hon. J. Q. Adams to Rusia but who is now in the practice of law in this town. He has heretofore been deemed a federalist of the Boston Stamp, but like Dexter &...
4515To James Madison from Peterson Goodwyn and Others, 26 June 1812 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
26 June 1812, House of Representatives. “We beg leave to recommend … for a field appointment in the new army Capt. Winfield Scott, whose military pretensions are highly spoken of by men well qualified to Judge. Independently of Capt. Scott’s acquirements in tactics he is a gentleman of character talents and activity. His appointment would therefore be extremely gratifying to his friends.” RC (...
4516To James Madison from John H. Buckley and Others, [ca. 1 March 1817] (Madison Papers)
We take the liberty to inform you of our sad misfortunes, confined in Cuba Prison, at the inhuman mercy of the cruel Spaniards. Our first misfortunes are as follow; Our vessels being sold for the purpose of privateering, we were obliged to take passage in the schooner Margaretta, Peter Anchor, commander, bound to Jamaica. To our sorrow, after being on the passage two days, the Captain brought...
4517To James Madison from Alexander J. Dallas, 31 July 1815 (Madison Papers)
The acting Secretary of War has the honor to represent to the President of the United States: That having suspended the works at Fort Washington, and directed an Engineer to survey and report their actual condition in conformity with the Presidents instructions, the enclosed report and documents upon the subject, have been recently received. That under the existing circumstances, when the...
4518To James Madison from Robert Sterry, 30 June 1816 (Madison Papers)
The Return of Mr. Lee to the United States, presenting a Consular Vacancy in France, will you permit me to present myself as a candidate for it. But thirteen Sail of american vessels have arrived at Rochelle, during the last twelve months and my Consular fees can in no case amount to more than Two hundred & twenty five dollars per Annum. Previous to his departure for the U.S. Mr. Lee informed...
4519To James Madison from John Armstrong, 20 October 1813 (Madison Papers)
All the troops have quitted this place & are now at Grenadier Island—excepting Scott’s (who since the enemy’s abandonment of the peninsula, has set out to join us with 750 men) & Cols. Randolph and Coles, who are at Oswego with nearly an equal number. As the Gen. is now Compos, I shall forbear my visit to Canada untill a future day. The enemy’s fleet, apprised of our Movement, shewed itself...
4520To James Madison from Thomas Hanna, 22 June 1814 (Madison Papers)
It is with no little degree of diffidence I lift up my pen to write you—necessity blended with my present situation calls loudly on me to attend to this truly arduous task. I therefore beseech you to read this epistle where none may interupt you from it you will draw what conclusions your Judgment and wisdom will naturally direct respecting me. Oh! That a good & a gracious God may put it into...