4431To James Madison from James B. Church, 12 October 1815 (Madison Papers)
I had the Honour of addressing your Excellency under Date the 26th December 1813 & 2d January 1815 & remain to this Time without being favoured with any Communication from you relative to the Subject I addressed your Excellency on. And presuming my Letters to you must have miscarried I now beg Leave to hand you Copys herewith, annexed. I make no Doubt but I shall soon have the Honour of a...
4432To James Madison from James Edington, 12 October 1815 (Madison Papers)
As a citizen of this state it has become my duty to inform your excellency that one of the late commisioners fror [ sic ] runing the line of the Indian Bownery relative to Gen. Jacksons Treety is no more to it [(]Governer John Savier) he died at forte Decater a few days ago previsous to his Death I was calld on at this place to forward an express of packets to him but before the arivel of the...
4433To James Madison from Henry Dearborn, 17 October 1815 (Madison Papers)
From my own knowledge of Majr. Harris’s charactor and services, and from information received from many officers of distinction, I have no doubt of the correctness of the accompanying narative, and I think his claim to rank, as stated by Genl. Ripley, no more than he is clearly entitled to. His highly respectable standing in society, added to his faithfull and distinguished services, form such...
4434To James Madison from James Monroe, 17 October 1815 (Madison Papers)
I have this moment recd. a letter from mr Hay, & several others from other persons, chiefly on private concerns, from Mr Graham, by the messenger of the dep’t. I found on my arrival, Mrs Hay much indisposed of a sore throat & fever, of which she was beginning to recover, & from which she has since so far recover’d, as to authorize a hope of our being able to set out for washington the day...
4435To James Madison from James Cramsie Carroll, 18 October 1815 (Madison Papers)
I am inducd. to lay before you the following detail with an ardent hope you will be inclind. to attend to it, first assuring you that I have no motive in so doing—but feeling strongly that it would tend to the welfare of the United States—by giving an encreasd. stimulus to Agriculture and Industry which I have frequently heard you express—and which I sincerely believe to be of first rate...
4436To James Madison from Charles Kinsey, 19 October 1815 (Madison Papers)
To you as the head and organ of our most happy Government, we the manufacturers of Cotton in the town of Paterson New Jersey most respectfully address ourselves and invite to a perusal of the enclos’d Petition which we are about to present to the honorable the Congress at their next Session. The enormous and unbounded importations of foreign cotton fabrics threaten destruction to our infant...
4437To James Madison from William Lattimore, 20 October 1815 (Madison Papers)
In obedience to the wishes of a number of my constituents, I beg leave to transmit you the inclosed. Mr. Rankin is a young gentleman of talents, and is generally well esteemed. In addition to the subscribers to the inclosed paper, some of the first characters in the territory are, as I am informed & believe, desirous that the application in favor of Mr. R. may succeed. I am, Sir, most...
4438To James Madison from Abraham Montague, 21 October 1815 (Madison Papers)
I am about to address a person I have no acquaintance with But your Goodness Embolens me also to address on a Subjec⟨t⟩ I never did one in all my life your Eccellency may think it frenzy or deseption or Impudence But Oh alass would God I was in a situation Independant enough to make a Jest of what I am About to write. I have nothing to Recommend me to your Eccellencys favour But a Poor...
4439To James Madison from George Washington Sevier, 23 October 1815 (Madison Papers)
I have been informed that Col Hawkins, the present Agent for the Creek Indians, lies very low (probably dead) also that Should he recover he intends resigning his office as Agent. I have therefore thought it adviseable to apply immediately to you for the appointment; presuming that, having devoted the prime of my life to the Service of my Country, and having been raised on the frontiers near...
4440To James Madison from Carter Tarrant, 25 October 1815 (Madison Papers)
I beg your Excellenceys Pardon for troubleing you with the following communication. Immediately on the receipt of the commission your Honor was pleased to confer on me I repaired to New-orleans & joind the Army as Chaplain & have continued to Preach to the Troops ever sence resolveing to do so, until the Power which Sent me there lets me know that there is no further occasion for my services:...