132611From James Madison to Henry Peter Brougham, 5 January 1828 (Madison Papers)
Your letter of Ocr. 20. on the subject of Professor Long having met with delays, I had not the honor of receiving it, till a few days ago. The great respect due to the wishes on the part of the London university, and the disposition felt here to accomodate the views of Mr. Long, create much reluctance at holding him to engagements at variance with both. On the other hand the great importance...
132612From James Madison to Jared Sparks, 5 January 1828 (Madison Papers)
I received two days ago your favour of Decr. 29. That of Augst. 25. came also safe to hand. I did not then acknowledge it, because I expected soon to have an occasion for doing it on the receit. of the letters since put into the hands of Col. Storrow. Having heard nothing from him on the subject I conclude that he retains them for a better conveyance than he had found; though I am not without...
132613From James Madison to Henry Clay, 6 January 1828 (Madison Papers)
I have duly recd. the copy of your Address politely forwarded to me. Altho’ I have taken no part in the depending contests and have been led to place myself publickly on that ground, I could not peruse the Appeal you have made without being sensible of the weight of testimony it exhibits, and of the eloquence by which it is distinguished. Having occasion to write to Mr. Brougham on a subject...
132614From James Madison to the Visitors of the University of Virginia, 7 January 1828 (Madison Papers)
I have just recd. from Mr. Brougham a letter on the subject of Professor Long, a copy of which is inclosed, with a copy of the answer, which I thought it best to forward without the delay of a previous communication with my Colleagues. If there be any thing in the answer, not according with your views of a proper one, be so good as to intimate it. If I have not expressed the sense of the...
132615From James Madison to James Breckinridge, 8 January 1828 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. yours of Decr. 23. The difficulty I fear will be as great as the importance of providing as [ sic ] successor to Mr. Long. You know his anxiety to secure the appointment given him in the London university; to which is to be added the necessity he states of his returning to England on other accounts, at the expiration of his stipulated term; so that there is no chance of his...
132616From James Madison to John Hartwell Cocke, 10 January 1828 (Madison Papers)
The last mail brought me your letter of the 4th. inclosing one from Docr. Jones, with your answer. From the footing on which the question of his appointment now rests, and the uncertainty of an earlier provision for the vacant Chair, it may be best to acquiesce in his terms. And if this be your opinion and that of Mr. Cabell & Mr. Johnson, he can be informed by a final letter from you, that a...
132617From James Madison to Henry D. Gilpin, 10 January 1828 (Madison Papers)
I have received yours of the 4th. inst: and am glad to learn that my communications of Ocr. last were acceptable. In reference to the intimation in your last paragraph, I may only say, that feeling what is due to its motives, and judging of the work about to be re-edited, by the portions known to me, I can offer no objection to the meditated use of my name, but the deficiency of its title to...
132618From James Madison to William Price, 10 January 1828 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. Sir, your letter without date, requesting a recommendation to the Government of Texos [ sic ], of Mr. Rufus Stone your neighbour. Tho’ I do not distrust in the least what you say in his behalf, and have a due respect for the friendly recollections to which you refer, I must be permitted to decline the step which is wished, as an inconvenient precedent—if not rendered improper...
132619From James Madison to Gabriel Moore, 10 January 1828 (Madison Papers)
J.M. presents his respects to Mr. Moore & incloses an answer to Mr. W. Price which he requested might be conveyed thro’ his Representative in Congs. Draft ( DLC ). Subjoined to JM to William Price, 10 Jan. 1828 .
132620To James Madison from Gulian C. Verplanck, 10 January 1828 (Madison Papers)
G. C. Verplanck presents his compliments to Mr Madison and requests his acceptance of a little volume recently published at New York. Though written under an assumed name of a single author it is in fact the summer amusement of three gentlemen whose ordinary studies and occupations are of a graver cast, to which the Publisher has thought fit to add some embellishments of the arts. Whatever may...