19531From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 11 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
James Wilkinson of Maryland Governor of the territory of Louisiana from & after the 3d. of July next for the term of 3. years then next ensuing, unless sooner Etc. Joseph Browne of N. York, Secretary of do. from and after Etc. * Return Jonathan Meigs of Lousiana } to be judges of the court of the territory of Louisiana from & after Etc. * John B. C. Lucas of Pensylvania Rufus Easton of New...
19532From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 23 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Your’s of the 17th. was recieved on the 21st. I consider Armstrong’s letter as giving us the result of the two intemediate letters of Monroe not recieved and that we may anticipate the effect of his mission. on it’s failure as to the main object, I wish he may settle the right of navigating the Mobile, as every thing else may await further peaceable proceedings. but even then we shall have a...
19533From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 29 March 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Your packet came to hand yesterday with the letters of Monroe, Armstrong, Coburn, Zeigler & Baldwin. altho’ I presume the appointment of Baldwin would be proper. yet as Zeigler continues to act it may lie awhile. I inclose you a letter from a mr Thomas of Indiana inclosing a proclamation of Govr. Harrison and the names of 10. persons out of whom 5 are to be named as Counsellors. who he is I...
19534From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 1 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 27th. is recieved. I put Lattimore’s letter into my bundle of Agenda to be acted on in due time. Monroe’s, Pinckney’s & Jarvis’s are now returned. I suspect that Pinckney gives us the true design of Gr. Br. to be to oust the French & Dutch from our quarter & leave the Spaniards & Portuguese. it is possible she would rather see these two last in possession of the Southern continent...
19535From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 11 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 5th. came to hand on the 8th. & I now return the papers it covered. Ferrand’s decree is serious & I have more hope of it’s being corrected by Tureau than by Buonaparte. I shall be with you by the middle of the next week, & therefore defer to verbal explanation every thing public. I shall leave my daughter in a state not immediately threatening nor yet clear of serious anxiety. a...
19536From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 23 July 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his affectionate salutations to mr Madison and incloses him the extract of a letter from mr Granger, giving information of constant trespasses committing on a certain species of timber growing on the public lands on lake Erie, of great value, and which he presumes should be the subject of a charge from the Secretary of state to Governor Hull. he presumes the Governor...
19537From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 25 July 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of July 22. finds me in the hurry of my departure for Bedford. I return you Erving’s letter, and inclose Rankin’s petition for a pardon; as also a correspondence sent me by Lee of Bordeaux, which tho’ a little long, is entitled to a reading, as it throws light on subjects we ought to understand. I sincerely regret that mrs Madison’s situation confines her & yourself so long at...
19538From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 4 August 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
On my return from Bedford two days ago I recieved your favor of July 24. and learnt with sincere regret that mrs Madison’s situation required her going to Philadelphia. I suppose the choice between Physic & Baynham was well weighed. I hope the result will be speedy & salutary, and that we shall see you in this quarter before the season passes over. A letter from Charles Pinckney of May 22....
19539From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 7 August 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
On a view of our affairs with Spain, presented me in a letter from C. Pinckney, I wrote you on the 23d. of July that I thought we should offer them the status quo, but immediately propose a provisional alliance with England. I have not yet recieved the whole correspondence. but the portion of the papers, now inclosed to you, confirm me in the opinion of the expediency of a treaty with England,...
19540From John Langdon Sibley to James Madison, 10 August 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
By the request of Governor Claiborne, I have the Honour of forwarding to you herewith, a coppy of a French Manuscript that by accident came into my possession. It was found Amongst the papers of the late Governor Messier of the Province of Taxus; he died at St. Antonio, and after his death his family return’d Again to Natchitoches where they had before lived, & this Manuscript was brought in...