1To James Madison from John S. Barbour, 18 April 1818 (Madison Papers)
I had until this moment intended visiting you this Evening with a view to full information in the matter so long since entrusted to me. The indisposition of my child of which I am just apprised renders my immediate return indispensible. For the present I can only say that there will be a decree for the Sale of the Mortgaged premises at the present term of the Fredericksburg Chancery Court and...
2To James Madison from John S. Barbour, 29 May 1818 (Madison Papers)
As an opportunity presents itself of writing you I embrace it to give you what information I possess relative to the Chancery Suit. Upon my arrival in Fredericksburg it was disclosed thro the papers filed in the cause that a recent Sale of the mortgaged premises had brought into existence new interests which it became necessary to protect, and upon a suggestion of that fact by the opposite...
3To James Madison from John S. Barbour, 30 April 1819 (Madison Papers)
I have the satisfaction of announcing to you that the Case of the Mortgaged Lands in Fauquier County has this day been decided in your favour And a decree entered for a foreclosure & sale of the mortgaged premises. Mr Strode the Elder has claim to about 170 acres but from some error (in division of the whole tract in four parts by those under whom Strode held) but 70 acres only are considered...
4To James Madison from John S. Barbour, 3 October 1819 (Madison Papers)
I got an order yesterday from the Chancery Court to take an account of the Rents & profits of the Lands in Fauquier (Mortgaged by Mr Strode) in order to apply the rents so far as they go in discharge of the balance unpaid by a Sale of the Lands. An account will be taken by a Commissioner of this Court & whose report will furnish to the Chancellor the basis of a final Decree. I have no doubt...
5To James Madison from John S. Barbour, 27 January 1820 (Madison Papers)
The Commissioner of the Chancery Court, (Acting in obedience to the order relating to the Rents of which I apprised you at a former period) has made up his account and report which I this day saw filed among the papers, by which the deft. B. G. Ward is charged with rents for Seven years @ 20$ per ann: interest thereon to the 1st. day of the present year, making in the aggregate 173.50/100$....
6To James Madison from John S. Barbour, 1 May 1820 (Madison Papers)
Your late favour reached me in due time. The Chancellor entertained great doubts upon the subject of the rents which had been received by Mr. Berkely Ward. He directed an argument from the Bar, which was made on Friday last and this day he has delivered his opinion. The Court decrees that you are entitled to the rents from filing the Bill of foreclosure, and upon this basis you have recovered...
7John S. Barbour to James Madison, 26 October 1829 (Madison Papers)
I had some hopes until yesterday that it would now be within my power to discharge the debt so long due to you. As they have failed me, I beg leave to offer you the inclosed note. I assure you most sacredly that it shall be paid when due. I have made it payable at the Washington Branch Bank, because when in that place my transactions in money are with it. The members of the House of Reps....
8John S. Barbour to James Madison, 9 March 1830 (Madison Papers)
While in Richmond last fall I enclosed to you my note for 100$ payable four months after date at the U. States branch Bank in this City. I took no memo. of its date & have none with me. But I am quite confident that it was dated anteriour to the third day of Novr. and consequently that it woud become due before the third day of March. I gave you a very strong assurance for its punctual...
9John S. Barbour to James Madison, 18 March 1830 (Madison Papers)
The letter that you addressed me under date the 15th inst: was received yesterday Morning. I passed it to Colo Barbour, who remarked that he had never recd the letter of which you speak of the 2nd or 3rd of March. He farther said that about the date of the letter he received one from Mr Davis of Orange inclosing other letters, which had been broken open on the way. This circumstance induced me...
10John S. Barbour to James Madison, 31 March 1830 (Madison Papers)
The day that I wrote you last an urgent & unlooked for call to visit my sick wife carried me to Culpeper and upon returning I found that Mrs Barbour had left this City for Orange. If it meet your approbation I will pass into the hands of Colo P. P. Barbour the 100$. mentioned & he will either find an opportunity for conveying it to you or can do so in person when he returns. I have mentioned...