351From James Madison to Peter Muhlenberg, 9 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
The Collector of New York has informed me, that the witnesses in Capt. Whitbey’s case are ready to embark at New York. Should you not have provided another preferable passage it might be best to send your Witnesses to New York to embark. I avail myself of the occasion to impress you with the necessity of their promptly proceeding to England, to prevent their testimony becoming useless by being...
352From James Madison to David Gelston, 23 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
Having received information that the British public armed Brig Busy is now in the port of New York, I take occasion to request you will be pleased to inform me as soon convenient, from such sources of information as you may have access to, what ground there is for a publication lately made in the public papers, that, except two, who were liberated from the Busy since her arrival on the coast,...
353From James Madison to Robert R. Livingston, 31 January 1804 (Madison Papers)
The two last letters received from you bear date on the —— and 30th September, so that we have been now four months without hearing from you. The last from me to you was dated on the 16. day of January, giving you information of the transfer of Louisiana on the 20th of December by the French Commissioner Mr Laussat to Governor Claiborne and Genl Wilkinson the Commissioners appointed on the...
354From James Madison to Albert Gallatin (Abstract), 15 June 1805 (Madison Papers)
15 June 1805, Department of State. “I request you to be pleased to issue a warrant on the appropriations for the contingent expenses of Government for eight hundred & fifty six dollars, in favor of John Davidson the holder of the three enclosed bills of exchange drawn upon me on the 10th. May last by W. H. Harrison on account of the expenses of the Louisiana Territory, one for 600 dols,...
355From James Madison to John Borlase Warren, 2 October 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have had the honor of receiving in safety your letter of the 23d: of August enclosing two dispatches addressed to me which were found on board a Vessel carried to Halifax, by one of the Cruisers under your command. I avail myself of, with much pleasure of this occasion for offering my acknowledgments for your polite attention, with assurances of the great respect and consideration with which...
356From James Madison to Anthony Morales, 25 September 1806 [letter not found] (Madison Papers)
¶ To Anthony Morales. Letter not found. 25 September 1806. Acknowledged in Morales to JM , 24 Oct. 1806 , as enclosing a clipping of a notice published under Morales’s name and requesting that Morales confirm his responsibility for it.
357From James Madison to Dolley Madison, [19–20] November 1805 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. my dearest yours begun on the 15. & continued on the 16th. The low spirits which pervade it affect mine. I sho⟨uld⟩; be still more affected, if you did not tell me that your knee grew better and stronger. I am much consoled by that information, and think you ought to be also, as your knee has been the source of both our disquietudes. I hope your next will manifest better spirits,...
358From James Madison to James W. DePeyster, 27 December 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
27 December 1804, Department of State. “The subject of your letter of the 21st. inst. to the Secretary of the Treasury ought to have been addressed to this Department. Instead of one instalment, two are due to yourself, and William De Peyster & Co. to whose joint power of Attorney it will be paid at this office: they amount to 1411 36/100 dollars. Public notice was given in the Gazettes so...
359Report of Bollmans Communication, 23 January 1807 (Madison Papers)
Substance of a communication made on the 23 of Jany. 1807. by Doctor Bollman to the President; J. M. at the request of the P. attending. Doctor Bollman having just arrived from N. Orleans under the charge of Lt. Wilson in pursuance of an order from Genl. W. had conveyed to the P. his desire of an opportunity which was immediately allowed to disclose to him certain interesting particulars...
360From James Madison to David Gelston, 5 November 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
5 November 1804, Department of State. “I have recd. your private letter of the 12th. Octr. [not found] and beg leave to inform you that the 3d. instalment of your claim will not be received from the British Government until the 15th. July next; and that if drawn for upon Mr. Erving before the 1st. of Sepr. next, it will not be transferred to the United States.” Letterbook copy ( DNA : RG 59,...