1551James Madison to Jared Sparks, 28 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
Since your departure for Europe I have found the letters from General Washington which I thought were missing, and of which you were so obliging as to promise me copies from the original drafts among his papers. These particular letters had been separated from the others, and the circumstance forgotten. That you may avoid the trouble of fulfilling your promise I drop you this information,...
1552James Madison to James Monroe, 26 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
Yours of the 24th. just recd. has relieved us from the great anxiety we were suffering from the rumours of your illness. We had heard of the accident from your horse, but had also of your recovery from it. Mr. Giles makes use of the Hudibrastic gun, which does most harm by its recoil, it is said; with this difference indeed, that his cartridges being blank, the only possible effect, in the...
1553James Madison to George W. Spotswood, 26 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
Your letter of the 23d. is just come to hand. I need not express to you my good wishes, these having been often repeated. But I can not manifest them in the way you request; consistently with the rule I have long found it necessary to adopt. Nor could I, indeed in your case, add any thing to the informations or considerations, favorable to your objects, which will probably be offered by others...
1554James Madison to William Madison, 25 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. the Communication of the Delegates from the Counties composing this Senatorial District assembled for the purpose of recommending four persons to represent it in the Convention wch. is to propose amendments to the Constitution of the State; acquainting me that I have been included in the number selected, and expressing a wish to be informed, whether the Delegation has my assent to...
1555James Madison to Joseph C. Cabell, 24 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
Since mine of the 19th. inst. I have recd. yours of the 16th., & hasten to comply with its request relating to your letters of the Spring of 1827 & those from Warminster of the last year. I send the original instead of copies, which cd. not be readily [made] As they are necessary to explain some of mine to you, may I ask the favor of you to let me have them again, after serving your own...
1556Philip P. Barbour to James Madison, 24 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
You will have seen, that certain free holders in Louisa, have addressed through the Enquirer, some queries, to yourself & the other nominees for the convention; having some difficulty myself about the proper course to pursue, I will esteem it a favor, if you will be good enough to write me by my son, what course you will take, or whether you will answer them through the newspaper. Yours...
1557Joseph C. Cabell to James Madison, 24 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
I received by yesterday’s mail your favor of 19 inst. and lose no time in acknowledging the relief it has afforded to my mind. To save you trouble I will recall the request that you will furnish me with copies of my letters requesting you to write me on the subject of the Tariff, and desiring permission to publish your letters. Before your letter of 19th inst. reached me, I had very much...
1558John S. Skinner to James Madison, 24 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
The Hon A Stephenson late Speaker of the H Reps—has politely suggested the propriety of sending you a set of the American Journal &c for examination if you have leissure. Congress you will have perceived, have noticed it respectfully. If it be consistent with your other engagements, to look at it, & express your opinion of it be so kind as to do it. In so doing you will confer a very great...
1559George W. Spotswood to James Madison, 23 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
I take the liberty of enclosing to you a letter I recd. by this days mail from majr Lewis; I beg leave to appologize for being so troublesome. A large and dependent family compells me to seek some more favourable situation to supply their wants; I solicit your friendship, and avail myself of this opportunity, and offer you my most grateful thanks, for the many acts of kindness you have...
1560Carver Willis to James Madison, 23 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
This will be handed you by Mr. Wm. R Griffith of Kentucky, a near neighbour and friend of Mrs Tapscott and Mrs. Bell—a gentleman who from letters from them, has taken a lively interest in their welfair— Mr. Griffiths business carries him to the Bowling Green; he calls on you, with the view of making some arrangment respecting your claims on Mrs. Tapscott, which he flatters himself, may be made...
1561Philip P. Barbour to James Madison, 21 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
The Delegation appointed in Louisa, to meet at Orange Ct. House on monday next, for the purpose of nominating members to the Convention, have requested me to inform you, that they wish to call on you a short time on Monday morning, as they go, from my house to Court, with a view to enquire, whether if elected, you will be willing to serve. I am your’s resply RC (DLC) . Docketed by JM.
1562Nicholas P. Trist to James Madison, 21 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
The branch of business that has been assigned me, makes this the busiest period of the year: indeed the press scarcely allows me breathing time. This will be a sufficient apology, I trust, for not sooner answering your last favor. In relation to the Faculty report, I took the liberty of departing from your directions, so far as to have it inserted by both the Intelligencer & the Journal, as a...
1563James Monroe to James Madison, 20 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
I am just recovering, from a very severe attack of cold & fever, by which I have been confin’d to my room, & until a few days past to my bed nearly three weeks. The fever has left me, but I am very weak, & able to sit up, a portion of the day only. This is the second, since we parted, under which I have suffered. The first proceeded from a fall, from my horse, who fell with me, & in rising,...
1564James Madison to William Allen, 19 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. your favor of and am much obliged by your offer to meet my draft without selling flour for the occasion. Hoping that the present very depressed price may not last, I accept your kind proposition on condition that you sell the moment the delay becomes inconvenient or a speedy change, of the market for the better, improbable. I was not without hope that I might be able to remit you...
1565James Madison to Joseph C. Cabell, 19 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
I recd. by the last mail your favour of the 13th. with a copy of the Pamphlet containing the two supplemental letters of Mr. Jefferson. They are as much in point as words could make them. But his authority is made to weigh nothing or outweigh every thing, according to the scale in which it is put. It would be well, if the two letters at least could find their way into the newspapers, that...
1566James Madison to Robley Dunglison, 16 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. from Mr. Wertenbaker the Resolution of the Faculty of the 12th. inst; suggesting the appointment of a come. to examine & report on the State of the University; and the circumstances connected with the late Sickness The reasons expressed for the measure seem sufficiently to recommend it, and my sanction is given in advance to any selection of person that may be made for the trust....
1567Joseph C. Cabell to James Madison, 16 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
I went out of the house yesterday for the first time, since my arrival at this time: but my health is still in a feeble state, and it will probably be some weeks before I shall be able to resume my usual private pursuits. I do not take the Enquirer, and therefore am often ignorant of what is said in that paper. I filed away the numbers of Mr. Giles’s commentaries upon your letters, as far as...
1568James Madison to John Quincy Adams, 13 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. your letter of the 1st. (post marked 7th.) instant, inclosing two letters from you to Mr. Bacon in 1808, one bearing date Novr. 17th. the other, Decr. 21. You ask the favor of me to compare these letters with the narrative in that of Mr. Jefferson [to Mr. Giles] of Decr. 25. 1825, and to let you know whether they were seen by me shortly after they were recd., with a further...
1569Joseph C. Cabell to James Madison, 13 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
I send you by the mail which will bring you this, a copy of the pamphlet containing your letters, with the additional documents respecting Mr. Jefferson’s opinions, suggested to me by Mr. Rives. 2000 copies had been printed before these were handed to the printer. He then printed 500 Copies with the extra appendix. And the latter will go with all future copies. I received a letter from Mr....
1570James Madison to William Lambert, 13 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
Your letter of the 10th. instant was brought to me by the last mail. I very sincerely regret the situation in which it represents you, and you have my best wishes for an alleviation of it: But consistency with a rule I have been obliged to adopt does not permit the interposition you request. Being on the spot where the consideration recommending you to a favorable attention can be well...
1571William Wertenbaker to James Madison, 13 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
By order of the Faculty, I have the honor of sending you the enclosed resolution of that body. I also send you a letter from Hilliard Gray & Co of Boston to the Librarian of the University, by which it appears that they wish to discontinue their agency in furnishing the University with periodicals. The manner in which they have furnished the Library, has been at all times a subject of...
1572James Madison to Benjamin Waterhouse, 12 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
I recd in due time, with your favor of the 14th. Ult: a copy of your Inaugural Discourse prepared in early life. I was not at leisure till within a few days, to give it a perusal; and I ought not now to hazard a critique on the merits of its Latinity. If I were ever in any degree qualified for such a task, a recollection of my long separation from classical studies would arrest my pen. I am...
1573de Générés de Jourville to James Madison, 10 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
If a young gentleman, (from Paris) who can be well recommended, could find in your institution, a situation as a teacher of the French and Spanish Languages; by addressing a note to the undersigned, you will oblige sensibly Dear Sir Your Most obdt Servant thro the Care of G. C. de Générès Esqr Alexandria. DC. RC ( ViU ). Docketed by JM. On the same page is a draft answer: "I have recd. your...
1574William Lambert to James Madison, 10 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
Several unfavorable circumstances have combined to deprive me of that support which, from an early period of life, I had by employment in the public service. Desirous of establishing a first meridian, and an observatory at the seat of the national government, I pursued that object too far, without success, and by that zeal, have lost every thing else beneficial to me. With habits of industry,...
1575Mathew Carey to James Madison, 9 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
I take the liberty to submit the annexed circular to your consideration, with a hope that you may find leisure to furnish me with some materials for the plan it unfolds. There is a wonderful change in the spirit of the nation since the revolution. We have become a sordid people. Money & office are our Gods. It is desirable to erect a mound against the further progress of this miserable...
1576James Madison to Robley Dunglison, 6 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
On the rect. of yours of the 26. I had copies of the statement inclosed in it & forwarded one for the Natl. Intelligencer & another for the Enquirer. So exact and authentic a publication on the subject of the Endemic at the University must have a seasonable controul on false or exaggerated accounts from whatever sources proceding. My letter of the Feby. 23. answerd your preceding one. I have...
1577James Madison to Chapman Johnson, 2 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
Inclosed is a copy of a Statement by the Faculty of the University, which prepared wth. a wish that it may be published in the Enquirer & Natl. Intelgr. I have forwarded a copy for the latter, and ask the favor of you to have the one inclosed handed to the Enquirer. Previous to this communication from the chairman I had recd. a letter from him, suggesting the Expediency of an inspection &...
1578James Madison to Nicholas P. Trist, 1 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
Your favor of the 24th. Ult. was recd. by mail of thursday last. The copies of Mr. Monroe’s paper had been just before forwarded to Mr. Johnson & Mr. Cabell, and I sent to Mr Randolph by the earliest mail the copies of Mr. Jeffersons letters to Mr. Adams senr. and myself; having previously adverted to the passages you wished to have my consideration. The word "species" last repeated, I found...
1579John Quincy Adams to James Madison, 1 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
Your friendly Letter of the 24th. ulto is received, and the remark which you make in it respecting General Hamilton, as well as your own position, in the affairs of this Union from 1804 to 1814, induce me to request an appeal to your own recollections with regard to some of the facts involved in this controversy. And first let me premise that Mr Plumer’s testimony in the pamphlet which you...
1580George W. Featherstonehaugh to James Madison, 1 March 1829 (Madison Papers)
I have directed the Publisher to forward to you a little Work which has engaged some of my hours of a melancholy leisure this winter. Having almost lost every one that was dear to me, and my domestic happiness being entirely broken up, my mind turns willingly to Contemplative pursuits. If you have not read the original, my translation will in an imperfect manner, make you acquainted with some...
1581James Madison to Daniel Brent, 28 February 1829 (Madison Papers)
I recd. by the last mail, yours of the 24th. inst: Being restrained by a rule I have found it requisite to apply to other cases from such an interposition as you request, I can only express the esteem & friendly wishes I have always entertained for you. The long continuance in the place you held in the Department of State whilst I was charged with it, is a testimony that speaks for itself. And...
1582James Madison to Thomas Jefferson Randolph, 28 February 1829 (Madison Papers)
I recd by the last mail from Mr Trist the inclosed copies of two letters from your Grandfather, to be forwarded to you. He suggested at the same time for consideration, whether what is said of pamphlets in the letter to Mr Adams might not clash with his comment on those sent by me. But a little candor would readily reconcile the two passages. A literal consistency indeed results from the order...
1583Joseph C. Cabell to James Madison, 27 February 1829 (Madison Papers)
I am now able to furnish the information you lately desired relative to the authority on which the Editor of the Enquirer stated in that paper some time ago that you and Mr. Jefferson were privy to the publication to the piece written by Mr. Pendleton signed or headed "The Danger not over". At my request Genl. Dade last evening made the enquiry of Mr. Ritchie: who said he would willingly give...
1584Lawrence T. Dade to James Madison, 27 February 1829 (Madison Papers)
I take the liberty of introducing to your acquaintance Mr Edgington, a delegate from the county of Brooke in the present Genl Assembly, who is passing thro’ Orange on his return; I have no doubt Mr Edgington is well known to you by reputation; it is therefore on my part only necessary to announce his name to you With the highest esteem I am most respectfully Yr Ob. St RC (DLC) . Docketed by JM.
1585Robley Dunglison to James Madison, 26 February 1829 (Madison Papers)
I have been expecting to have the honor of receiving a letter from you advising what course should be pursued to satisfy the public desire to hear accurate accounts from the University. This morning, the Faculty have determined to make the accompanying Statement of Facts, in order that you might use your own discretion with regard to its publication. The Public seem uninformed or misinformed...
1586Samuel Martin to James Madison, 26 February 1829 (Madison Papers)
I received yours of the 30 Jany, in answer to mine of the 12th for which Sir please accept my best thanks for it conferred a very particular favour the matter about the P. office as you Say requires hesitation before it would be prudent to enter on such an expensive experiment this Sir is very true in all things there will be wrong done but to guard as much as possible against wrong is all...
1587James Madison to John Quincy Adams, 24 February 1829 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. in your kind letter of the 21st. inst: the little pamphlet containing the "correspondence between yourself and several citizens of Massachusetts; with certain additional papers" The subjects, presented to view by the pamphlet, will doubtless not be overlooked in the history of our Country. The documents not previously published are of a very interesting cast. The letter of...
1588Daniel Brent to James Madison, 24 February 1829 (Madison Papers)
Your Goodness will easily appreciate my motive and excuse the liberty I take in troubling you with the present letter. As I am but little known to General Jackson personally, I am desirous of procuring such Testimonials, to be used if Occasion should require, as may be of service to me, in reference to the situation which I hold in the Department of State, and must therefore take the liberty...
1589Joseph C. Cabell to James Madison, 24 February 1829 (Madison Papers)
I fear my long silence in regard to your last letters of the 2d. and 15th inst. may have induced you to think me ungrateful & inattentive. It has arisen, I assure you, from the pressure of my public duties, and from ill health. I was in the Senate yesterday to vote upon the Tariff Resolutions, after a confinement to my bed for some days, and I am again confined to my chamber. For two or three...
1590James Madison to John Hartwell Cocke, 23 February 1829 (Madison Papers)
I inclose a letter from Docr. Dunglison with my answer to it. Should you concur in the expedient he suggests, or in any other, for obviating reports injurious to the University, I shall cheerfully confide in your choice of the mode most proper for authenticating the true State of things there. With great esteem & cordial salutations RC ( ViU ); FC (DLC) .
1591James Madison to Robley Dunglison, 23 February 1829 (Madison Papers)
I have just recd. yours of the 19th. I cannot regard the anonymous charge in the newspaper to which it refers as an omen of successful misrepresentations concerning the state of things at the University. What is published seems to carry on the face of it an antidote to its purpose. The fever in question, whatever be its cause, is well understood to have no respect of places as ordinarily...
1592James Madison to M. Hersant, 23 February 1829 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. Sir, with your favour of the 15th. inst. the Packet from the "Museum Royal d.’Histoire Naturelle." Having long since ceased to be the President of the Society to which it is addressed, I can only have the pleasure of forwarding the communication to my actual Successor, with a confidence it will be received with the due sensibility and attention. I pray you Sir to accept assurances...
1593Josiah Quincy to James Madison, 22 February 1829 (Madison Papers)
Circumstances of a very unexpected character having recently connected me with Harvard University in the relation of its President and some general views having brought me to this City, it was my intention to have visited the University at Charlottesville, for the purpose of gratifying my curiosity in that respect and also for the sake of the advantage and pleasure I anticipated from a...
1594John Quincy Adams to James Madison, 21 February 1829 (Madison Papers)
In enclosing to you a copy of a pamphlet relating to subjects not without interest in the history of our Country I avail myself of the occasion to assure you of the deep sympathy with which I have learnt the affliction with which you have recently been visited by the decease of your venerable parent, and of the undeviating respect and attachment with which I remain Your friend and Servt...
1595Nicholas P. Trist to James Madison, 21 February 1829 (Madison Papers)
Instead of your hearing from me early in the week, as, in my few lines of last week, I promised you should, the end of it has arrived & found me still delinquent. I have as yet completed but two copies of Mr Monroe’s paper, which go, in separate parcels, by this mail; they had best, I think, be sent to Mr Johnson & Mr Cabell: the former having been on the committee with Mr Monroe, the latter...
1596Robley Dunglison to James Madison, 19 February 1829 (Madison Papers)
I regret to see in the Enquirer of the 17th the charges of some anonymous Correspondent against the Authorities of the Institution. This I fear may be but the commencement of attacks of this character upon us, which, it may be difficult to answer. The course pursued by myself, in the case, has been a zealous one, and leaves no reproach whatever in my own mind: Still the world may not think so,...
1597James Madison to Samuel S. Lewis, 16 February 1829 (Madison Papers)
Your communication of the 3d. inst. having proceeded by mistake to Vermt. was not recd. till yesterday. My lengthened observation making me more & more sensible of the essential connection between a diffusion of knowledge, and the success of Republican Institutions, I derive pleasure from every example of such associations as that of the "Washington College Parthenon". With my best wishes that...
1598Mathew Carey to James Madison, 16 February 1829 (Madison Papers)
Although I know you are borne down with an extensive correspondence, I take the liberty to trespass on you with the annexed letter, not doubting that you must be favourable to the object in view, & also that you must be able to [provide] me with some materials to enable me to carry it into effect. I send by this mail some of my most recent lucubrations, of which I request your acceptance, and...
1599Nicholas P. Trist to James Madison, 14 February 1829 (Madison Papers)
I have time, this morning, for only a single line, to remove all doubt as to the receipt of your last packet. It came in due course of mail, & its contents went with the first dispatches: so also did its previous brother, which ought to have been immediately acknowledged; & would have been, but for collateral causes of procrastination. Mrs Randolph & Virginia have been for two or three weeks,...
1600Benjamin Waterhouse to James Madison, 14 February 1829 (Madison Papers)
Here send for your acceptance a production of early life, being my inaugural oration, when inducted into the office of Profr. of the Theory & Practice of Physic in this University, nearly half a century since. On recollecting the labour & study it cost me, at that time, I have spared it from the flames with a few other papers. I have no hesitation in saying, that if it be not classical, it has...