131641Bond for Loan to the University of Virginia from the Literary Fund, [11 May 1823] (Madison Papers)
Know all men by these presents that we Thomas Jefferson rector and James Breckenridge, James Madison, Joseph C. Cabell, John H. Cocke Chapman Johnson and George Loyall, Visitors of the University of Virginia are held and firmly bound to the President and Directors of the Literary fund in the sum of eighty thousand Dollars, to the payment whereof, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves...
131642To James Madison from Francis Preston, 15 May 1823 (Madison Papers)
A very unfortunate controversy has arisen between the Representatives of the late Colo. Wm. Campbell and Colo. Shelby of Kentucky in relation to the Conduct of the former at the Battle of Kings mountain fought in South Carolina during the revolutionary War. Some private letters of Colo. Shelby, were inadvertently published which charge him a shamefull dereliction of Duty at the most critical...
131643To James Madison from William F. Gray, 17 May 1823 (Madison Papers)
By this mail I send to you the January no. of the North American Review. I am not certain whether or not it was sent before. I have negligently delivered one copy of that no. to some subscriber, and am not able to ascertain to whom. If you have already recd. the Jany. no. you will oblige me by returning the one now sent, pr Mail. Respectfully Your obt. svt. RC ( DLC ). Postmarked at...
131644To James Madison from James Maury, 21 May 1823 (Madison Papers)
I have had the pleasure to recieve your letters of the 28th September & of 24th March: this last reached me on the 19th April, but it some time before I could find out the clue for securing the delivery of the one you inclosed me. At length I was informed the brother of your Gardener was in the employ of the proprietor of Grange Estate, who turned out to be a brother or near relative of our...
131645From James Madison to William Eustis, 22 May 1823 (Madison Papers)
I recd. by the last mail your welcome favor of the 10th. instant. The newspapers had prepared me for the triumphant vote which restores a prodigal sister to the bosom of the republican family, and evinces a return of her grateful feelings for a revolutionary worthy. I congratulate you very sincerely on this event, with every wish that your administration may be as happy to yourself as I am...
131646From James Madison to William C. Somerville, 22 May 1823 (Madison Papers)
J. Madison presents his respects to Mr. Somerv⟨ille⟩ with thanks for the volume on the past & present S⟨tate⟩ of France, recieved with his letter of the 9th. instant. Oth⟨er⟩ engagements have not permitted him to give it more than desultory glances. From these he thinks himself warranted in inferring a diligence of research, and a spirit of observation in the Author, from which a valuable work...
131647To James Madison from Samuel T. Anderson, 22 May 1823 (Madison Papers)
In laying my grievances before you as late chief magistrate of my Country, I do it very respectfully; and I do it in the hope that I shall at last, thro’ you, receive that Justice which I am sorry to say, has been too long with-held from me. In octr. 1814 when the command of Lake ontario was lost to the U.S, you determined to recover it. I was then serving as naval Storekeeper at Newyork and...
131648From James Madison to Edward Coles, 23 May 1823 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. yours of April 25. and lose no time in acknowledging it. If the Constitution does not authorize, or practical objection forbid, a Call of the Senate by the Govr, it would seem proper in the case stated, that he should give effect to the law, by appointing the necessary officer; laying the proceeding with the grounds of it before the Legislature, in confidence that if any...
131649From James Madison to William F. Gray, 24 May 1823 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. yrs of the 17th. The No. of the N. A. Review which I now have from you, are for Jany 22–July 22, Jany 23, Apl. 23. I shd. still be glad to receive the Back no. containing the review of a Book on “Europe” by Mr. Everett, brother of the present Conductor of the N. A. Review. Draft ( DLC ).
131650To James Madison from Hubbard Taylor, 26 May 1823 (Madison Papers)
Your favor of the 25th. Ulto: came to hand yesterday, altho’ I had Known of two interfering claims I had not supposed, they had intended to set up any claim to either of the two tracts sold by you & Mrs. Willis; The elder Grant held by you I deem a sufficient guard angt. [ sic ] either of those interfering ones; however I will write immediately to Bell on the subject, to be made acquainted...
131651To James Madison from William F. Gray, 28 May 1823 (Madison Papers)
Yours of the 24th. duly recd. I thank you for your attention to my enquiry. By the mail that conveys this I send you the North American Review for April 1822. The No. for Octo. 1822 contains the Review of “Europe.” I have not a copy of it in store at present. I however send you, on loan , a Vol. from the Circulating Library, which contains that article, which you will please to return when...
131652From James Madison to Francis Preston, 2 June 1823 (Madison Papers)
I recd. by the last Mail yours of May 15: and I can not but express my regret that any controversy should have arisen as to the distribution of the laurels gained in the memorable battle of Kings Mountain, where enough were gained for all the heroes of the achievement. I was not what you suppose I was, a member of the Council of State, either at the date of the battle, or when the vote of the...
131653Anthony Morris to Dolley Madison, 3 June 1823 (Madison Papers)
I had made up my Mind on my return from Spain never to trouble Mr. Madison even with the mention of any disappointmt in which the Mission his partiality conferd on Me had resulted from unforeseen circumstances; I kept my resolution, untill the acceptance of my modest position here, and I should invariably have adherd to it had not an intimation from the President to the Secy of State first...
131654From James Madison to William F. Gray, 4 June 1823 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. yours of May 28. I do not find that I have rcd. more than one copy of No. 54. of the Quarterly review. I return with thanks the loaned Vol: of the N. A. Review than [ sic ] has lately come to hand. It appears that No. (XI), which contains that review, by whom sent, I can not ascertain. As it is a second hand copy, it may have been sent by a gentleman who had referred me to it....
131655To James Madison from William H. Sumner, 5 June 1823 (Madison Papers)
In enclosing to you a printed letter to Mr Adams on the importance of the Militia, as a Civil, as well as a Military institution, you will permit me to express a hope that the Sentiments it contains will meet with your approbation. I have the honor to be, With the highest respect, Your most Obedt & hume St RC ( DLC ). In a clerk’s hand, signed by Sumner. William H. Sumner, An Inquiry into the...
131656From James Madison to Thomas Todd, 6 June 1823 (Madison Papers)
A letter just recd. from Mrs. Todd has given us very great pleasure first because it assures us of the progressive restoration of your health, and secondly because it pledges anew the visit so long & as anxiously wished by us. I hope your health will continue to improve and that nothing will interfere to keep our families apart the ensuing fall & winter. I have recd. a letter from R. B. Lee...
131657To James Madison from William Eustis, 6 June 1823 (Madison Papers)
Since the receipt of your letter you will perceive, by a copy which I took the liberty of enclosing to you, that my debut is made. That it would be assailed I was well satisfied long before it made its appearance. It was not to be expected that the wounded pigeons would not flutter. As it was not possible to consult my friends I was obliged to rely on my own judgement, and it is not without...
131658From James Madison to James Monroe, 9 June 1823 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Morris who was employed for several years on a confidential Mission to Spain, observes to me that in executing the trust, he incurred expences, particularly in being transferred from Cadiz to Madrid, and during his residence at the latter place, which in the then circumstances of Spain were great beyond foresight, and moreover in providing a Clerk for whose services he had occasion: and he...
131659To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 13 June 1823 (Madison Papers)
I communicated to you a former part of a correspondence between Judge Johnson of Charleston and myself, chiefly on the practice of caucusing opinions which is that of the supreme court of the US. but on some other matters also, particularly his history of parties. In a late letter he asks me to give him my idea of the precise principles & views of the Republicans in their oppositions to the...
131660From James Madison to William Eustis, 14 June 1823 (Madison Papers)
I have duly recd. your letter of the 6th. inst: in which your pen has done justice to the elevated devotion to the public interest which it had to express. I had previously recd. under your blank cover, a printed copy of your Address to the Legislature. The coup de grace which the address gives to the factious ascendency so long forming a cloud over the State of Massachts. could not fail to...
131661To James Madison from George Alexander Otis, 14 June 1823 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Beyle, formerly private secretary of Napoleon, the writer of the work which I have the honor herewith to transmit you, has commissioned me to distribute a few copie⟨s⟩, at discretion, among the enlightened patrons of the Fine Arts in the U.S. I thus execute his wishes with the more alacrity as it affords me the occasion of renewing at the same time my offerings of respect to one of the...
131662Madison’s Response to John Armstrong’s Review (Editorial Note) (Madison Papers)
The memorandum of documents printed below is the first indication that JM was beginning to gather material to answer allegations made by John Armstrong in an essay entitled “Appendix—Negotiation for Louisiana,” published in the New York Literary and Scientific Repository, and Critical Review in October 1821. The task would ultimately result in a compilation, entitled “Review of a Statement...
131663Memorandum on List of Documents Requested from James Monroe, [ca. 16 June 1823] (Madison Papers)
1. The date of the assignment of Genl. Jackson to District No. 7. 2. date of Genl. Harrisons resignation & of its receipt at the War Dept. 3. The letter from War Dept. to Genl. Jackson communicating his appt. of Brigadier, with Brevet rank of Majr. Genl. till a vacancy of Majr. Genl. sd occur in the line. 4. Letter from same to same transmitting the Commission of Majr. Genl. to Jackson 5. Any...
131664To James Madison from William Pannill and Others, 17 June 1823 (letter not found) (Madison Papers)
¶ From William Pannill and Others. Letter not found. 17 June 1823. Described as a one-page letter in the lists probably made by Peter Force ( DLC : series 7, box 2), inviting JM to their Fourth of July Independence Day celebration in Petersburg, Virginia.
131665From James Madison to William H. Sumner, 20 June 1823 (Madison Papers)
J. Madison presents his respects to Mr. S. with thanks for the copy of his letter to Mr. Adams, on the importance of Militia. Views of the subject are taken in the letter which are very interesting, and as illustrated by the experience of Massachtts. particularly worthy of attention. As auxiliary to a regular force in time of war and a substitute for a large one in a state of peace, a...
131666To James Madison from John Nicholas, 20 June 1823 (Madison Papers)
I observe your name, among many others, on the lists of seasons of Lightfoots Horses Hamilton & Jack Andrews, Kept by James Kinsolving Albemle. some years ago, for several Mares, & that by the leap at $10 each only. As I have discovered many errors in other similar cases, I do not believe you would be at the trouble & expence of sending valuable Mares so far & trusting to such slight chances...
131667From James Madison to William P. Duval, 21 June 1823 (Madison Papers)
My nephew Edgar Macon having been commissioned by the President District & Territorial Attorney for Florida where he will be altogether a stranger, I take the liberty, for which an apology is perhaps due, of giving him a line of introduction to you. In obtaining his appointment he was particularly recommended by Mr. Barbour Speaker of the federal House of Reps. under whose auspices he pursued...
131668To James Madison from John Winn and Others, 24 June 1823 (Madison Papers)
As one of the distinguished patriots who aided in the establishment of American Independence, your fellow-Citizens of Albemarle who intend to celebrate its next Anniversary at Wm. D. Fitch’s in Milton, have requested the undersigned committee of arrangements, to invite your attendance. In doing so permit them to indulge the hope that no circumstance may render it inconvenient to you to afford...
131669To James Madison from Robert Wright, 26 June 1823 (Madison Papers)
At the Request of Mr. Samuel T. Anderson who intermarried with my Daughter Caroline, I inclose his Letter to you relative to his Claim created under your Administration, to the just Settlement of which he seems to be estoped by an Entry , as by your especial Order. I have examined the Case and the Compensation allowed, and find that three perCent only is allowed to him for the same services...
131670From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 27 June 1823 (Madison Papers)
I return the copy of your letter to Judge Johnson inclosed in your favor of the instant. Your statement relating to the farewell address of Genl. Washington is substantially correct. If there be any circumstantial inaccuracy, it is in imputing to him more agency in composing the document than he probably had. Taking for granted that it was drawn up by Hamilton, the best conjecture is that...