11To James Madison from George Graham, 2 October 1815 (Madison Papers)
Letters of appointment have been issued to fill the vacancies in the Rifle Regiment agreeably to the list which was forwarded. Additional Letters having been received in favor of Capt. Ramsey, and beleiving that Capt. Magee would better bear transferring to the Infantry, have induced me to decide in favor of the former, to fill the vacancy in the Rifle Regiment. The Adt. Genl. having stated...
12To James Madison from George Graham, 26 September 1815 (Madison Papers)
My brother arrived here last evening, and I have the honor now to forward a treaty signed at Spring Wells, on the eighth of this month, by the Commissioners, and the Chiefs of all the tribes of Indians with which they were authorised to treat, and which you will find entirely satisfactory. I have the honor to be, with great respect, Your most obed. servt. RC ( DLC ); letterbook copy ( DNA : RG...
13To James Madison from George Graham, 20 September 1815 (Madison Papers)
I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 17th. instant. You will have observed that the list of applicants forwarded to you, embraced only such as had expressly applied to fill vacancies. If the selections are to be made from the disbanded Officers generally, it might materially effect the list proposed. I do not know that any partial appointments to fill the vacancies in the...
14To James Madison from George Graham, 20 September 1815 (Madison Papers)
I enclose a communication from General Macomb respecting the allowance of double rations to the Officer commanding in the harbor of New York. I send you also, an extract from the law, and the several orders that have been issued from this Department on the subject of an allowance of double rations to the Commanding officers of Posts, and submit to your decision the propriety of renewing, at...
15To James Madison from George Graham, 18 September 1815 (Madison Papers)
Yours of the 15th Inst, was received yesterday, there can be no necessity whatever for announcing the appointment of Dr. Ellzey, in the manner proposed by Genl. Parker; and I had mentioned to him that such an annunciation could not be otherwise than unpleasant to the Doctor; who has been some time since informed of his appointment & is actually acting under it: the Genl. order therefore is not...
16To James Madison from George Graham, 16 September 1815 (Madison Papers)
Since I wrote to you on the subject of the appointments, another vacancy in the 6th. Infantry has been occasioned by the death of Capt. Murdock. As this is a vacancy by casualty, it is a question to be decided, whether it ought to filled up by promotion, or by reinstating one of the old Officers. If the decision is in favor of the latter mode, General Parker has strongly urged the claim of...
17To James Madison from George Graham, 14 September 1815 (Madison Papers)
The enclosed memorandum from the Adjutant and Inspector General, was handed to me yesterday. Had Major Langham been an applicant for a Captaincy at the time I transmitted the list to you, he would have been placed at the head of it. He was one of those that the board of Officers was strongly disposed to retain as a Major. His civil recommendations also are strong. It will not, I think, do to...
18To James Madison from George Graham, 12 September 1815 (Madison Papers)
Agreeably to your directions Letters of appointment have been issued for filling up all the vacancies in the Medical staff of the Army except that of one Regimental Surgeons mate. I enclose a list of them, together with a Copy of the order to the Adt. General. Having ascertained from Genl. Parker that Dr. Thomas would accept the appointment of Regimental Surgeon; that vacancy has been given to...
19To James Madison from George Graham, 12 September 1815 (Madison Papers)
I enclose you a statement of the unexpended balances of several of the appropriations as they now stand on the books of the accountant of this department accompanied by a report, for your sanction, of the proposed transfers. The respective amounts over drawn for pay of the Army, Hospital and Medical department, and Ordnance; have been overdrawn in consequence of transfers made in the...
20To James Madison from George Graham, 11 September 1815 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to enclose a copy of the opinion of the Attorney General on the subject of brevet Commissions. Copies have been sent to the officers Commanding Departments, with a view, that if they had any arguments to urge on the subject previous to a final order, they might have an opportunity of doing so. I have the honor to be &ca. Letterbook copy ( DNA : RG 107, LSP ). For enclosure,...