681To James Madison from Robert J. Evans, 31 December 1819 (Madison Papers)
I take the liberty of forwarding you the first number of a monthly publication entitled the “Rural Magazine” which will be published tomorrow. The Editors are sons of Mr. Benjamin Johnson one of the oldest and most respectable booksellers of this city under whose immediate superintendance the work will be conducted. In this part of the Union we are not ignorant of the interest you take in...
682To James Madison from Robert J. Evans, 26 June 1819 (Madison Papers)
Your truly valuable communication of the 15th. instant was duly received, for which I beg you to accept in the name of our common country, my most sincere thanks. Although the intrinsick importance of your remarks on the subject of an eventual extinguishment of slavery in the United States, will command for them great and weighty attention; I regret to observe your request, that no publick...
683Edward Everett to James Madison, 22 April 1830 (Madison Papers)
I had the great gratification of receiving Yesterday Your favor of the 17th addressed to myself with a copy of a portion of another letter containing Your views of the nullifying doctrine. I feel much indebted to You for this communication wh I deem of an importance not usually attaching to the expression of the opinions of any man. I shall perhaps ask permission to propose one or two...
684[Edward Everett] to James Madison, 29 April 1832 (Madison Papers)
I beg leave to send You a copy of a Report of a select Committee of the Senate on the subject of the New Apportionment. The amendment recommended in that report has prevailed in the Senate by the casting vote of the Vice-President. The bill as amended has been referred in the H. R to a Committee of which I am a Member. I am greatly desirous of knowing your Opinion of the principle of this...
685Edward Everett to James Madison, 11 April 1830 (Madison Papers)
I have Your favor of the 8th. enclosing a letter to Mr Sparks with respect to wh I shall follow Yr’ directions. I take the liberty by this mail, to send You another Speech in the debate on Mr Foot’s resolution; that of Mr Clayton of Delaware. I have not myself read it; but I find it highly commended by Mr C’s political friends. The closing remark in your letter has strengthened the desire...
686Edward Everett to James Madison, 23 December 1831 (Madison Papers)
I have this day Your favor of the 21st, accompanied with a copy of a letter of the 14th Nov. The latter, I am concerned to say, never reached me. Deeply regretting its loss, I am nevertheless gratified to find, that it had occurred to You, that my neglect to answer it, was not intentional. I return You, with many thanks, the pamphlet You were good enough to send me. I feel very much gratified,...
687To 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...
688Edward Everett to James Madison, 7 September 1830 (Madison Papers)
I beg leave to acknowledge, with Sincere thankfulness, the receipt of your favors of the 20th and 31st, with the pamphlets accompanying the former, & the Exposition of the views entertained by you, on the subject of Nullification, enclosed in the latter. The pamphlet containing the address of the general assembly to the People of Virginia I had not before seen. I am sincerely concerned to...
689Edward Everett to James Madison, 9 June 1835 (Madison Papers)
(Private) By this day’s Mail I beg leave to forward you a copy of an address delivered by me on the Anniversary of the 19th of April 1775, of which I ask your acceptance. I take this occasion I hope you will not think too presumptuously, to make a suggestion to you which has been long in my mind. I had hoped to have had an opp’y of doing it in a personal interview at the close of the last...
690[Edward Everett] to James Madison, 28 September 1830 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to send You A copy of my Article in the No. of the N. A. Review Which will appear on the 1st of Octr. done up in a pamphlet form. In reading it You will please to Consider it as written for A Miscellaneous periodical journal. Had I been Writing an essay for separate publication More Unity of plan w’d have been Studied. But Even for the review it is too long &ca –Cursive. This...