1From James Madison to Joshua Barney and Others, 1 May 1794 (Madison Papers)
I have been favored with your letter of Mar: 13. from Jamaica with its inclosure, in which the American Masters of Vessels detained in that Island have been pleased to express their sentiments on the Resolutions proposed by me in the House of Representatives on the 3d. of January last. Having long regarded the principles on which those Resolutions were founded, as the basis of a policy most...
2From Benjamin Franklin to Joshua Barney, 5 December 1782 (Franklin Papers)
LS : United States Naval Academy Museum I receiv’d your Letter of the 23d. past duly by the Express. I was very glad to see the Minister’s Dispatches, as the Want of them had much delay’d our affairs. I have kept the Express hoping to have sent by him our final Letters. But the Answer of the Court being not yet obtained, & the time when we may expect it being from some present Circumstances...
3From James Madison to Joshua Barney, 30 August 1804 (Madison Papers)
In answer to your letter intimating that a claim you had upon the French Government has been rejected by the Commissioners under the Convention respecting Louisiana, and desiring the interposition of the Executive, I have to inform you that as the Convention provides for its own exposition and execution there would be no room for such an interference. It may be further observed that your being...
4From George Washington to Joshua Barney, 24 March 1784 (Washington Papers)
Your Letter of the 6th only came to hand the 22d —I thank you for your care of the Packages sent by the Marqs de la Fayette, for which I will send a Carriage in the course of two or three days —In the mean while, if you would be so obliging as to have them deposited at the lodgings of Mr Jefferson, a Delegate in Congress at Annapolis, from this State, it would oblige me—If you will be pleased...
5From Thomas Jefferson to Joshua Barney, 20 September 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 3d. came duly to hand, with the system of regulations for a navy yard for which accept my thanks. the only way by which they can be rendered useful to the publick is through the Secretary of the navy, to whom therefore I propose to communicate them, altho’ not in your name in compliance with your request. but as I shall not do this until my return to Washington (10. days...