1101To James Madison from John Tayloe Lomax, 5 March 1827 (Madison Papers)
It has been represented that the following were the terms in which Mr. Jefferson bequeathed a part of his books to the University of Va. “I give to the University of Virginia my Library, except such particular books only and of the same edition as it may already possess when this Legacy may take effect—the rest of my said Library remaining after those given to the University shall have been...
1102To James Madison from Martin Van Buren, 3 March 1827 (Madison Papers)
I am not certain whether I did what I intended to do last fall—that is make my sincere acknowledgem[en]ts to you for your kindness in relation to my request. I have thought it advisable to leave the matter until the next session, at the commencem[en]t of which I shall enter in earnest upon the Subject. If in the mean time you can conveniently say any thing to me that will be of service you...
1103To James Madison from James Hamilton Jr., 28 February 1827 (Madison Papers)
Mr Hamilton of S.C. has the honor to enclose to Mr Madison that which has scarcely any other value than as furnishing the occasion of his transmitting him a token of his veneration and regard. Mr Hamilton has the further gratification to acknowledge Mr Madisons favor of the 30th Dec. and thanks him for the kind terms in which he is pleased to speak of a performance which in Mr H.’s estimation...
1104To James Madison from James K. Paulding, 28 February 1827 (Madison Papers)
Will you be pleased to accept a copy of a little Pamphlet which I have lately written. It was to answer our immediate purpose here, during the Session of our Legislature, and intended principally to apply to the circumstances & situation of the State of newYork. That it might do any service, it was necessary to stop far short of the extant to which I might have carried the application of the...
1105To James Madison from Richard Riker, 26 February 1827 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to send to you in behalf of the Corporation of the City of NewYork a Copy of Mr. Coldens Memoir on the NewYork Canals. Mr. Alderman Davis has taken charge of the Book & will see that it is safely conveyed to you. I am happy to be the organ of this Communication & beg you to be assured of my profound respect. Your very Obt Servt RC ( DLC ). Docketed by JM . Cadwallader D....
1106To James Madison from James Maury, 24 February 1827 (Madison Papers)
I am much indebted for your very acceptable letter of the 25 Novr, but cannot have the pleasure of answering it farther at this juncture. With this are four Liverpool Mercuries: in two of them are remarks on Negroe Slavery in Virginia, in the two others, signed Virginian, the correctness of those remarks is disputed. I request to know if Virginian be right in what he states of the early...
1107To James Madison from Nicholas P. Trist, 21 February 1827 (Madison Papers)
I now return you the paper containing Mr Hassler’s publication, which, so very slight was my previous knowledge of him, has given me more insight into his character than I before possessed. It breathes, I think, the tone of worth and of true science; but the wide difference must not be lost sight of, between a skilful, and perfectly scientific astronomer , and a good mathematician ; nor that...
1108To James Madison from George Tucker, 19 February 1827 (Madison Papers)
I at length return you Dr. Cooper’s new work with many thanks for your goodness in giving me so early an opportunity of seeing it, & not without some self-reproach for keeping it so long. A wish however to give it a close examination tempted me thus to abuse the permission you gave me. It is a good introduction to the study of political economy. The doctrines are at once liberal & sound, and...
1109To James Madison from Jonathan Elliot, 12 February 1827 (Madison Papers)
I have just completed the first volume of a collection of Debates in the state conventions on the Adoption and ratification of the Federal Constitution, which is herewith presented to you, with the hope that the compilation and execution may meet your approbation. As Congress is particularly interested in the diffusion and preservation of such a work, I am about to make an application to that...
1110To James Madison from William P. Duval, 11 February 1827 (Madison Papers)
By the last mail I received your favour of the 11th. ultimo—you have heard no doubt of the duel which took place between Coln. Macon and a son of judge Smiths last November. The continual persecution and base attempts which have been made, to distroy Coln. Macons reputation have intirely failed and he now Ocupies high ground through out the Territory. I[t] gives me pain however to state that I...
1111To James Madison from William Matthews, 8 February 1827 (Madison Papers)
Not having received a definitive answer to my proposition (though I have seen Genl Cocke to whom you refered my communication) I again address you though with reluctance; for it is by no means my wish to be troublesome. Genl Cocke whom I saw at Monticello on the 15th. of last month inform’d me that he intended visiting you in a day or two and would inform me whether or not I could go on to...
1112To James Madison from John Hartwell Cocke, 6 February 1827 (Madison Papers)
After acknowledging the rect. of your late favours, the one containing the Bills of D & N. and the other a copy of your communication to the Proctor respecting the reinstatement of the Hotel keepers: permit me to call your attention to the inclosed letter of Mr. Wm. Matthews. I can see no objection to Mr. M. being permitted to make up such a school for Military instruction at the University as...
1113To James Madison from James H. Causten, 2 February 1827 (Madison Papers)
I beg leave to acknowledge the receipt of your esteemed favor of 9th. Ultimo, which has been detained at Baltimore till two days ago. Although it would have been highly gratifying, and doubtless very serviceable, to have received your opinion on the subject to which my former letter referred, yet the motives which induced You to decline expressing it are placed to the proper account, and are...
1114To James Madison from Horace Holley, 2 February 1827 (Madison Papers)
I am about to embark for Europe in the Spring, and mean to travel in England and on the continent as a literary and philosophical inquirer. May I take the liberty to ask of you a letter to any one of your acquaintance in London or Paris? Should it be agreeable to you to write, please to direct to me at this place, or at New Orleans, where I shall be about the first of April. My respects to Mrs...
1115To James Madison from Henry Lee, 2 February 1827 (Madison Papers)
In examining the events of the late war I believe I have ascertained that when in the fall of 1813, it became obvious that the campaign in the North would terminate in the disgrace of promising much and doing nothing, the govt. projected a plan for the operations of the ensuing year, of which the principal feature was to assemble a large force just within the limits of Canada—and near the...
1116To James Madison from Nicholas P. Trist, 1 February 1827 (Madison Papers)
I have determined to send you also a No of the Westminster, containing another article on gymnastics which tends to convey an idea of the importance which the subject had, at that date, already acquired in England. In my note of yesterday evening, I forgot to mention, as it had been my intention to do, that several circumstances have reduced to an almost certainty in my mind the fixed design...
1117To James Madison from Thomas Law, [ca. January 1827] (Madison Papers)
Mr Law takes the liberty of submitting to Mr. Madisons perusal, a little pamphlet which is the key to a greater one, which may perhaps be posthumous. He trusts that it will amuse, if it does not give a higher satisfaction. Should it afford a moments Pleasure to Mr. Madison who rendered such active services to his Country by his essential aid in forming the Constitution, Mr Law who receives...
1118To James Madison from Nicholas P. Trist, 31 January 1827 (Madison Papers)
I send, with the request that they be returned when you shall have done with them, a couple of Harmony papers, containing some articles on the subject of gymnastics. The flattering reports brought up by Genl. Cocke on the prospects of further assistance from the legislature, and the consequent probability that it will be in the power of the Bd. to do something on the subject, has revived my...
1119To James Madison from Edward Coles, 28 January 1827 (Madison Papers)
It was my intention to have made you and Mrs. Madison a visit about this time—but unexpectedly I find myself under the necessity of going to Richmond—to which place I shall set out this morning, and after remaining there a few days, shall proceed to Washington, and after staying there two or three weeks, shall go on to Philadelphia, and expect to return to Virginia in March or April, when I...
1120To James Madison from Nicholas P. Trist, 25 January 1827 (Madison Papers)
This mail conveys to you two copies of the enactments, which have been delayed so long. You will be surprised to learn that I have taken upon myself to send on the report without them; this went by last Sunday’s mail. On meeting Genl. Cocke early in the week of the sale, he immediately enquired about the report, & expressed great surprise & concern at the answer. “What! Not yet. Bless my...
1121To James Madison from Joseph C. Cabell, 24 January 1827 (Madison Papers)
I have received in due time by the mail your favor of 13th inst, and would have written you immediately in reply, but have waited for the arrival of the Report so as to enable me to relieve your anxiety in regard to that subject. Two days ago I received a letter from Mr. Trist, stating that he had at length determined to send on the Report without the revised copy of the enactments, but that...
1122To James Madison from Samuel H. Smith, 24 January 1827 (Madison Papers)
Permit me to present you a copy of my Memoir of Mr. Jefferson, not so much for any intrinsic merit it possesses, as for the gratification it affords me to render any tribute of respect, however slight, to yourself, and as an evidence of my thankfulness for the information so promptly furnished me. I have often thought of the information you long since communicated to me, that you possessed...
1123To James Madison from James Monroe, 22 January 1827 (Madison Papers)
Since my last the fever has left me, and the cold diminished, so that I hope in a few days, to be able to leave my chamber, & be restord to good health. Your remark is perfectly just, as to the impropriety, of our giving opinions, on the subject submitted to us, by Mr Caustin, for public use, or any use whatever. We did our duty, each of us, in regard to those claims, in the stations we have...
1124To James Madison from John Hartwell Cocke, 20 January 1827 (Madison Papers)
The extreme coldness of the Weather, rendering the passage of the Rivanna already difficult & probably impracticable by the time I should be returning home—must be my apology for failing to visit you at this time, according to my appointment by letter from Richmond. I therefore hasten to communicate to you the opinions of the Members of the Board of Visitors now in Richmond in relation to the...
1125To James Madison from Ferdinand R. Hassler, 18 January 1827 (Madison Papers)
Excuse the liberty which I take to interrupt You again with the communication of a publication of mine the enclosed elements of Arithmetic which I have employed a few leasure days, in my unoccupied state to publish, upon desire of some persons that a better principled schoolbook might be published. About 260 Copies being made on better paper as the one here joined, may serve for persons not...
1126To James Madison from James Leander Cathcart, 17 January 1827 (Madison Papers)
The much lamented death of the venerable & worthy Mr. Jefferson, in which event I most sincerely sympathize with you, his family & the nation, has deprived me of his influence, and if denied the honor which I now most humbly solicit, in any shape that you may be pleased to grant it, I may then conclude that I have not a friend of influence in the World; the inclosed is a copy of a letter from...
1127To James Madison from James Monroe, 17 January 1827 (Madison Papers)
I receiv’d lately your letter of the 9th. & intended to have answer’d it, by the mail of tomorrow, but have been very severely attack’d to day with a cold, & some fever, but which has abated since 4 o clock. I will write you by the next mail, should my health permit it. On my return, the sunday after I left you, I found Mrs Monroe much indisposed, and altho her health, has much improved of...
1128To James Madison from Carver Willis, 15 January 1827 (Madison Papers)
I received a letter a few days since, from the Widow of my old friend, and former neighbour Mr William Tapscott: Who in conjunction with Mr. Benjn, Bell, purchased of you 2000. acres of land in Davis County Kentucky, prior to their removal from Jefferson Virginia, to that state, at three dollars p acre. $2000. paid in hand, and the balance in two annual payments of $2000. each, for which they...
1129To James Madison from Alexander Garrett, 11 January 1827 (Madison Papers)
Above I send you my check on the P. & Directors of the Literary fund, for whatever sum you may deem proper to approve the payment of, The balance due the University of the annuiety of the current year is $12,000 $3000. of the $15,000 has been drawn (or rather negociated with the Farmers bank of Va.) by order of the board of Visitors at their last October meeting and paid out to the drafts of...
1130To James Madison from John Hartwell Cocke, 9 January 1827 (Madison Papers)
Yours of the 27. Decr. reached New Canton during my late absence from home, which prevented it from coming to my hands as early as it otherwise would have done. The papers accompanying your letter, discover a deplorable state of things indeed, in the depravity of the Hotel Keepers. I have already confered with Mr. Cabell & Mr. Johnson upon this difficult & painful subject—and shall see Mr....
1131To James Madison from Haym M. Salomon, 9 January 1827 (Madison Papers)
I avail myself of the introduction of a mutual freind (and one who has been joined with me and others in promoting the views of your political cabinet & that of your predecessor) to ask you for such information respecting some of the european individuals who were engaged in various situations in promoting the object of the revolution from 1780 to 84 as I have mentioned below. My father Haym...
1132To James Madison from Nicholas P. Trist, 9 January 1827 (Madison Papers)
When I came to make a copy of the report, I was stopped at the first step, by the want of a caption. How was this difficulty to be got over? I could not communicate with you on the subject, without a loss of time that might add still more to the delay of the report. I have determined therefore on the following course. To transpose a portion of body upon the shoulders—thus making a head of...
1133To James Madison from Nicholas P. Trist, 8 January 1827 (Madison Papers)
My indisposition was of short duration: Dr Dunglison’s prescription dispelling the fever & other unpleasant circumstances with which it was attended, in three or four days. So that on the thursday succeeding, the weather having moderated, I was enabled to go out. The printing, I am sorry to say however, goes on not very rapidly; at least had not done so last week. Mr McKennie told me that he...
1134To James Madison from St. George Tucker, 4 January 1827 (Madison Papers)
Since I wrote to you last, I have had the pleasure of recieving both of your favours of the 23d. & 30th. of December, with the Enclosures in the last, and am very sorry I was not able to furnish you any further Information from the Journals in my possession, than what I had before transmitted from Richmond: nor can I now find any thing further on the subject. It is much to be regretted that...
1135To James Madison from James H. Causten, 1 January 1827 (Madison Papers)
Under the countenance of the Gentlemen signers to the enclosed letter, purporting to be a list of the Baltimore sufferers from the depredations therein mentioned, many of whom are your personal freinds, I take the liberty to introduce myself as the general agent of all the claimants in the United States. And as such, to execute the duty imposed on me, which I perform with great pleasure, of...
1136To James Madison from Nicholas P. Trist, 30 December 1826 (Madison Papers)
The first thing to be done after the adjournment of the Board, was to make up the record & copy off all those long enactments of Mr Johnson. This I commenced on the succeeding day, & was occupied by, pretty closely, till the Thursday ensuing. Then I went immediately, to the university, where Mr Lomax & myself commenced our joint labours of digesting the enactments, which we got through by...
1137To James Madison from William Matthews, 24 December 1826 (Madison Papers)
The Visitors of the University not having come to any definitive resolutions on the subject of a Military School at that Institution, I on account of the Facultys permitting me to act in the capacity of Military Instr: make the following proposition to the Rector, soliciting his recommendation of the scheme, in such a manner as to find the probability of its success. The Military School which...
1138To James Madison from St. George Tucker, 22 December 1826 (Madison Papers)
I wrote to you from Richmond about a month ago, and enclosed you a fragment of the Journals of our house of Delegates, at one Session within the period mentioned in your note by Mr. Cabell, which I found in one of my Books in possession of Mr. Coalter. I now do myself the pleasure to enclose you another Fragment, which I found a few days ago, of the Journals of that house in 1784–5, together...
1139To James Madison from William Wertenbaker, 22 December 1826 (Madison Papers)
I am directed by the Faculty to enclose to you a copy of their proceedings lately had, upon information given them by the Proctor that some of the Hotel keepers have been in the habit of playing at games of chance with the Students of the University, and also send you all the evidence which they have collected upon the subject. I am with profound Respect Your Obe Humbe. Servt RC and enclosures...
1140To James Madison from Samuel H. Smith, 13 December 1826 (Madison Papers)
I have the pleasure to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 4th ultimo, and to tender to you my sincere thanks for the very satisfactory information it furnishes. Some of the circumstances, stated by you, were not known to me, and some, which were known, are so illustrated by your remarks as to enable me to present them, with greater accuracy and force than I should, without your aid,...
1141To James Madison from Arthur S. Brockenbrough, 11 December 1826 (Madison Papers)
The foregoing statement shows the deficit on the 1st day of October of this year—the Deficit on the 1 January 1827—the sum required to meet the demands, after the present contracts are completed—and the probable amt to finish the balance of the work, pay all the debts, &c. I consider those estimates quite sufficient—a few days will determine whether the supposed estimate to Dinsmore & Neilson...
1142To James Madison from George Long, [ca. 11 December 1826] (Madison Papers)
I have considered the subject of the letter addressed to the Rector by Mr Everett recommending a gentleman as a fit person for teaching the antient languages. It is now some time, at least nearly a year, since I have thought about having some assistance in my duties. An able and respectable teacher might be of considerable advantage to the institution in relieving me from part of the most...
1143To James Madison from Edward Coles, 10 December 1826 (Madison Papers)
I have only time to enclose you my late Message to the Legislature —and to say that I expect to setout in a day or two for Albemarle, and hope to have the pleasure of seeing you and Mrs. Madison about the 20th of January, when I trust I shall have the happiness of finding you both in good health. Your friend RC ( ICHi ). Cover docketed by JM ; postmarked at Vandalia, Illinois, 14 Dec. Coles’s...
1144To James Madison from William Crawford, 10 December 1826 (Madison Papers)
Relying upon your benevolence and the honesty of my own intentions, I take courage, to address you again. When I requested your opinions on the expediency of receding Georgetown to Maryland, I frankly confess, it was with the design of influencing public sentiment, in case of recieving a favourable answer. I feel so warmly interested in this good cause, that I omit no means that are...
1145To James Madison from Dolley Madison, [7-8 December 1826] (Madison Papers)
The weather & roads have continued bad—as if expressly to keep me within my bereavd Domicil—and I have had a great mind to give way to gloomy thoughts, and sad conclusions—but that I shd. be ashamed to have profitted so little by the example of fortitude & forbearance, I am so sensible of in you—my beloved—my friend and monitor! I recd. the Presidents speech this Evg. and like it pretty well,...
1146To James Madison from Dolley Madison, [5 December 1826] (Madison Papers)
The four days passed without you my beloved, seem so many weeks. I am now expecting a letter from you, which I know will console me, especially if it tells me you are well. Sister Macon dined with me, until this day, when she went home with her son M——n. Mr S[ illegible ] came to dinner (as usial) but to do him justice, he was ignorent of your absence. Mama is quite well. Jno. & Clary spent...
1147To James Madison from Edward Everett, [3 December 1826] (Madison Papers)
Mr David W. Jones just arrived in N.Y. from England, with excellent recommendations from high Sources is desirous to be employed As a teacher of the Ancient languages. I have been desired by a Much respected friend to endeavor to procure him A place. He is represented to Me As a person “Who loves the languages for their Own sake And who w’d take pleasure in the Work of teaching them; in Other...
1148To James Madison from Richard Cutts, 30 November 1826 (Madison Papers)
The Court of Chancery met on Tuesday last. Mr Vanzandt has not thought proper to proceed in his suit —no entries were made—the Clerk told me that on the receipt of yo[u]r Letter he had abandoned all idea of further proceedings—as this was the first so I trust it will be the last attempt to disturb yo[u]r repose on that subject. Mrs. Cutts returned on Sunday—after a fatiguing journey—with a...
1149To James Madison from Joseph C. Cabell, 23 November 1826 (Madison Papers)
I regret that the communication of Mr. Trist of 7th. inst relative to your report to the Legislature, after being retarded on its way, should have reached me in the midst of the troubles of my brother’s sale, the cares of which have totally absorbed my attention for about ten days past. I write now chiefly to assure you that nothing could afford me more pleasure than to offer to you any aid in...
1150To James Madison from St. George Tucker, 22 November 1826 (Madison Papers)
I can not forward to you my few short notes, in compliance with your request by Mr. Cabell, at Warminster, without offering to yourself, and your most excellent Lady the most cordial and respectful good Wishes both of Mrs. Tucker & myself. Never as long as memory remains to us shall we forget those friendly feelings which our former personal Acquaintance created. Believe me ever, My Dear Sir,...