19851From James Madison to Edmund Pendleton, 16 November 1792 (Madison Papers)
I make use of the opportunity afforded by the return of Col. Hoomes to inclose a parcel of the late newspapers, which may contain some things not in the other papers you get. You will find in them all the particulars known here concerning the affairs of France; and sketches of the business as yet brought before Congress. The Presidents Speech & the two answers are I believe also in the...
19852To James Madison from William Overton Callis, 19 November 1792 (Madison Papers)
I observe by an Act of the last session of Congress, that the Door for claimants for Personal Service against the U. States, is again open: I have taken the liberty therefore to inclose you a Power of attorney to settle my claim with any Person authorised to do it. In the year 1778 I retired from the Army as a supernumerary Luent. of the 4th. Virginia Regiment, under an arangment of the Army...
19853To James Madison from George Lee Turberville, 19 November 1792 (Madison Papers)
I arrived at home on the fourth of October, & in about 10 Days was thrown up again with the Gout which has kept me confined ever since. Thinking that you wou’d probably leave home before my Letter cou’d reach you, I deferred writing untill I knew certainly that you were in Philadelphia, this the Fredericksburg Paper of the 15th. informed me, & I embrace the earliest oppy. by a private hand to...
19854Public Debt, [19 November] 1792 (Madison Papers)
The Committee of the Whole took up the section of the president’s speech dealing with reduction of the public debt. FitzSimons moved for a resolution that the House should adopt measures and direct the secretary of the treasury to report a plan to reduce the debt. Mr. Madison wished for information before he could agree to the motion just made. The exact state of our finances, he conceived,...
19855To James Madison from Joseph Howell, 21 November 1792 (Madison Papers)
The enclosed papers left with me, I have examined and made the necessary Notes thereon. I am Sir Your obedt. servt. RC ( DLC ). Addressed by Howell and docketed by JM. Enclosures not found.
19856Public Debt, [21 November] 1792 (Madison Papers)
The House debated several motions that would have avoided a direct reference to the secretary of the treasury. The issue was whether the constitutional provision that bills for raising revenue must originate in the House precluded asking the secretary for a plan to reduce the public debt. Fisher Ames summarized the position of those who wanted a report from the secretary. “On the whole, if we...
19857From James Madison to James Madison, Sr., 23 November 1792 (Madison Papers)
I have sent by a Vessel just sailed a small cask of port wine—a few Glass & plate wares with some knives & forks and two or three Books for Fanny. They are addressed to Mr. Anderson. Among the Books are two translations of Telemachus. One was bought before that in 2 vol: which is the proper one for her use could be met with. The supernumerary one which is the best for the English reader may be...
19858From James Madison to William Overton Callis, 25 November 1792 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 25 November 1792. Acknowledged in Callis to JM, 2 Dec. 1792 . Concerns Callis’s Revolutionary War claim. Recommends voting for Clinton over Adams for vice-president, as antirepublicanism is now a greater danger than anti-federalism.
19859To James Madison from John Dawson, 27 November 1792 (Madison Papers)
I am honord with your favour of the 21st. inst., for which youll be pleased to recieve my thanks. I inclose you a list of the Electors of our state agreeably to the returns to the Executive. The member from the Berkeley district is the only one who will be in favour of the present Vice President, & he is indebted to the bad day for his election as he was opposed by Colo Smith. All the others...
19860To James Madison from John Waller Johnston, 27 November 1792 (Madison Papers)
When I took the liberty last March, to ask the favor, of your interesting yourself, in my behalf with the Secretary of the Treasury for the appointment of keeper of the light house on Cape Henry, I did not know, that there was any other applicants; but was afterwards informed, that Mr William Lewis, of this place had applied before me; & consequently had got the appointment: but last week...