1To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 7 January 1805 (Madison Papers)
I inclose a litter for Col. Monroe which I request you will forward to him by the earliest and safest conveyance in your Power. It contains a letter from Majr. Lewis his Agent to me and which it is of importance to Monroe he should receive. Mr. Lewis has sold the Land above Charlotte[s]ville for £1500. in three annual payments. He has also rented out the chief part of the Tract below the...
2To James Madison from Joseph Jones, [ca. 30 July] 1804 (Madison Papers)
The inclosed letter to Monroe you will forward to him or return to me as you shall think most proper upon a consideration of circumstances respecting his return which is much better known to yourself then to me. If there is a probability of his receiving it in Europe I wish it to go. If this follows you to Orange where from your last it is probable you are gone, You will I expect find the...
3To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 26 June 1804 (Madison Papers)
Your letter of 18th. Apr: last did not come to hand untill the 7th. of this month being delivered to me by Mr. Hereford of Haymarket on my way to the Genl. Court, or it should have been sooner attended to. I am here on my way home and meditated calling to see you but such is the state of the roads and my necessity for geting home I must abandon the intention. Col. Monroes affairs are under the...
4To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 26 November 1803 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Swan informs me there is abt. 60 or 70 dols. due to the Bank on Monroes Notes and which it is necessary shod. be paid. When we were last together you mentioned you shod. have money to pay Monroe for some things purchased from him. If it be so, and you can conveniently furnish the above sum to Mr. Swan or the president of the Bank for the purpose of keeping down the int. it will be doing...
5To James Madison from Joseph Jones, [ca. April–July 1803] (Madison Papers)
Monroes plan when we parted was to concert with James Maury the business of accepting and paying such draughts as I shod. have occasion to make on him for setling his affairs here—this course I conceived would be the most for his int. in point of exchange and attended with less difficulty in negociating bills. He was I think to furnish Maury by draughts on Amsterdam or in such other way as...
6To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 13 February 1802 (Madison Papers)
I have returned to Loudoun from Richmond only a few days past, where I was during the latter part of the Session, and while the back members held two meetings to consult on the propriety of attempting a division of the State, I understood there were each evening between thirty and forty convened at the Capitol—Brackenridge in the Chair —some of them were averse to, and opposed the measure. The...
7To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 16 June 1801 (Madison Papers)
Coming from Richmond in the Stage to this place in company with Col. Norton the Bearer hereof He mentioned the business which occasioned his coming to Virginia (to wit) the imprisonment of his Son in Law Capt. Merchant and another person who was his Mate. I told him I was present yesterday at Col. Monroes when Mr. Cyrus Griffin called to see him and heard Col. Monroe ask Mr. Griffin if he was...
8Receipt from Joseph Jones, 3 June 1797 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
3 June 1797. Acknowledges receipt of $557.83 from JM for James Monroe, of which $250 was received from Benjamin F. Bache and the balance from James Yard. RC ( DLC ). 1 p. In JM’s hand, signed by Jones. For Monroe’s instructions about this money, see Joseph Jones to JM, 8 Mar. 1797 ( PJM Robert J. Brugger et al., eds., The Papers of James Madison: Secretary of State Series (1 vol. to date;...
9To James Madison from Joseph Jones, 23 March 1797 (Madison Papers)
From good information the Poll between Dawson and Posey was as follows— Spots : Dawson 204 Posey 68— Orange Dawson 156. Posey 46— Louisa Dawson 195. Posey 161— Madison I do not recollect the numbers but about 30 Majority for Dawson. Heath and Tayloe having declined a Poll Dr. Jones and Ball were the only Candidates. I have heard only from K. George where Jones had near five for one. The...
10To James Madison from Joseph Jones, ca. 15 March 1797 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. Ca. 15 March 1797. Referred to in Jones to JM, 23 Mar. 1797 . Mentions arrival in Fredericksburg of a vessel with goods shipped by JM.