157981To James Madison from James A. Bayard, 14 April 1812 (Madison Papers)
In conformity to Your desire I have availed myself of the most fit occasion which has presented itself to intimate to Mr. Rodney Your disposition and views respecting him in relation to the vacant place of Judge of this District. I requested him at the time not to give me an immediate answer but to allow his determination to be the result of consideration on the subject. He has since come to...
157982To James Madison from an Unidentified Correspondent, 14 April 1812 (Madison Papers)
In my opinion, your honor, the honor of the United States, and the honor of this State, require that a complete examination of the pretentions and Claims of the Military aplicants, whose names have been laid before, and Sanctioned by the Senate, Should take place, previous to their being Commissioned; if Nothing else render it necessary the Juggling used by the Clintonian faction, to have your...
157983To James Madison from the Citizens of Knox County, Indiana Territory, 14 April 1812 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
Indiana Territory. 14 April 1812. Recommend to the president Henry Hurst, attorney at law, as a proper person to fill the vacancy on the supreme court of the territory occasioned by the death of Judge Vanderburgh. State that Hurst is better qualified to fill the appointment than any other person and that he would be as acceptable to the citizens as any other. RC ( DNA : RG 59, LAR , 1809–17,...
157984To James Madison from Simon Snyder, 14 April 1812 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
14 April 1812, Lancaster. Transmits “an exemplified copy” of an act passed by the General Assembly of Pennsylvania in their last session entitled “An Act to cede to the United States the jurisdiction over a piece of land at Presque-Isle for a light house.” RC ( DNA : RG 26, Early Light House Correspondence, Misc. Letters Received); enclosure (ibid., Light House Files, Erie File). RC 1 p. In a...
157985Pierre Samuel Du Pont de Nemours to Thomas Jefferson, 14 April 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
Je continue avec délices la lecture de votre admirable Ouvrage; et j’y ai trouvé dans le livre onzieme la raison qui vous a empêché d’exprimer au treizieme une conclusion. L’Impôt territorial, ou pour mieux parler, la Constitution domaniale à partage de Revenus , êtant, comme vous me l’avez marqué il y a quelque tems, repoussée par l’opinion de vos Etats du Nord, qui cependant sont sur tous...
157986"U.M." to Thomas Jefferson, 14 April 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
Your administration was conspicuous for preserving the blessings of peace to your Country—It now appears that we are on the eve of a war with England — If France and Denmark were not equally hostile to our Flag and trade, perhaps the evils of a war ought to be hazarded with Great Britain , if she were the only power that has injured and insulted us— It is now reduced to a certainty that the...
157987Francis Adrian Van der Kemp to Thomas Jefferson, 14 April 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
I Should be at loss for an apologÿ in writing you again, had not the polite manner—in which you was pleased to bestow on me a new favour required mine Sincere thanks for this condescension. I feel proud—I was highly gratified with this distinction—more So—as it enabled me—by your delicate hint of a radical defect to fill up the gap in this Sketch. It might have been, that in its developing the...
157988To James Madison from Thomas Ewell, 15 April 1812 (Madison Papers)
Percieving from a late Law of Congress, that th⟨e⟩ President is authorised to make extensive purchases of the amunitions of war, & supposing it might not be through the Heads of the Departments, I have taken the liberty to trouble you with this statement. Under the impression of receiving encouragement from all the branches of Government dealing in Gun-powder, I have almost finished the...
157989To James Madison from William Gamble, 15 April 1812 (Madison Papers)
When an Individual takes the liberty of adressing himself to the Chief Majestrate of his Country, on any Public matter it becomes necessary, to State who he is, and what are his motives—which induces him to adopt this line of conduct. I am Sir, an Old Revolutionary Offeicer, I served during to Whole War as Brigade Major to General Dickinson in the State of New Jersey—Where I received a wound...
157990To James Madison from William Eustis, 15 April 1812 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
15 April 1812, War Department. Lists proposed alterations and appointments in the U.S. Army for JM’s approval. RC ( DNA : RG 46, Executive Proceedings, 12B-A1); letterbook copy ( DNA : RG 107, LSP ). RC 2 pp. Forwarded by JM to the Senate in his 15 Apr. 1812 message ( Senate Exec. Proceedings Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America (3 vols.;...