11To James Madison from James Yard, 9 September 1796 (Madison Papers)
I am very Sorry that your Letter came too late to arrest the intended progress of yr. funds to the Hands of Van Stophorst. On the 12th. Ulto. I remitted the Draft of pragers for f7719 Hd Curry. which @ 3 f ⅌ Ga. amounts to $3087.00. I recd. a Letter from Mr Monroe by a Vessel which brought your Box of China to Wilmington. A few Days after, it was brought up & landed on our Wharf in such a...
12To James Madison from James Monroe, 26 September 1796 (Madison Papers)
The state of affrs. remains nearly the same since my last: except that upon the Rhine or rather in the intr. of Germany since the check of Jourdan or perhaps complete defeat & wh. I rather presume, the progress is impeded, & in Italy Bounaparte has gained another victory taking 5000. prisoners & driving Wurmser into Mantua where he is closely besieged. I think I mentioned to you in my last...
13To James Madison from James Maury, 28 November 1796 (Madison Papers)
Presuming you are to be at Philadelphia as usual, I shall, by every opportunity, during the Session, endeavour to present you some Newspapers &, before this shall reach, I expect you will have received some. Conjectures on the Issue of the Pending Negociations at Paris are various. The prospects tho’ do not appear favorable to peace. During my being in Office at this place I have been induced,...
14To James Madison from James Hickley, 7 March 1796 (Madison Papers)
I last month call’d on Coln. Madison, Orange County, on my return from Virginia & was requested by him to write to you the result of a commission he gave me concerning some business I had to transact for him here—which was as follows: I was to call on Mr. Robb of Baltimore to enquire if he had recd. advice from Mr. Dunbar of Norfolk respecting some cash, which I understood that Gentn. was to...
15To James Madison from the Right Reverend James Madison, 25 July 1795 (Madison Papers)
The enclosed Letter was delivered to me from the Post Office here, & as I often get Letters very differently directed, I opened it without Hesitation. Indeed I had read a Part of the Letter, & saw the general Tendency of it, before I perceived the Mistake; however, I can assure you, that no Secrets, if such they can be called, have leaked out, which have not my most hearty Concurrence. For...
16To James Madison from James Monroe, 1 September 1796 (Madison Papers)
This government has at last and against my utmost efforts to prevent it sent an order to their minister to withdraw giving for reason our treaty with England and declaring that the customary relations between the two nations shall cease. I have no official communication and can’t be more particular . After deliberating about seven months they resolved that the honour of their country would be...
17To James Madison from James Monroe, 20 January 1796 (Madison Papers)
I think I mentioned to you sometime since that Mr. Paine was with me. Upon my arrival I found him in prison, & as soon as I saw my application in his behalf would be attended to, I asked his release & obtained it. But he was in extreme ill health, without resource, & (affrs. being unsettled) not without apprehensions of personal danger, & therefore anxious to avail himself as much as possible...
18To James Madison from Jared Ingersoll, [24 February] 1796 (Madison Papers)
… Mr. Hamilton has today stated his points. Permit me to mention them hastily, & if you have time … to remark on them I shall be glad.… Printed extract (Argosy Book Stores Catalogue No. 168, “Political History of the U.S.A., 1776–1936,” [1940], item 201). Described as a one-page ALS. The catalogue notes that among Hamilton’s points was “That Taxes on Land and Labour only are direct.” For...
19To James Madison from James Monroe, 20 September 1796 (Madison Papers)
It is hinted to me by a person lately from London that it was said there I presume by King or Gore or both that Fulton had mentioned me in some correspondence hence to the United States perhaps with Governor Blount as being friendly to their interest, and which has got into Timothy’s hands and is considered by that enlightened statesman & his friends as a proof [of] a conspiracy—when this man...
20To James Madison from Henry Lee, 6 June 1795 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
6 June 1795, Richmond. Introduces Mr. Hopkins, “a gentleman from Newyork on a visit to our western country.” RC ( NjP ). 1 p. Directed by Lee to “Mr Madison,” but recipient’s identity is uncertain.