158611From James Madison to Congress, 15 June 1812 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
15 June 1812. “I transmit for the information of Congress copies of letters which have passed between the Secretary of State and the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Great Britain.” RC and enclosures, two copies ( DNA : RG 233, President’s Messages, 12A-D1; and DNA : RG 46, Legislative Proceedings, 12A-E2). Each RC 1 p.; in the hand of Edward Coles, signed by JM. For...
158612Thomas Jefferson to Charles Blagrove, 15 June 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
I have duly recieved your favor of the 4 th with the certificate inclosed, and should not again have troubled you on the subject but that I percieve you have mistaken the name under which the search was to be made for the patent of 99. a s of land on Ivy creek , formerly Bedford , now Campbell . your letter states the search to have been made under the name of John Dayles, instead of John...
158613Thomas Jefferson to Zachariah Morris, 15 June 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
After a lapse of near 40. years since our former acquaintance, I am obliged to sollicit a renewal of your recollection on the following occasion. a certain Samuel Scott , who moved into Bedford about 10. years after you left the Poplar Forest , and settled on Ivy creek , on the road, about half way from the Forest to Lynchburg , has brought suit against me for a part of mr Wayles’s land on...
158614From James Madison to Congress, 16 June 1812 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
16 June 1812. “I transmit, for the information of Congress, copies of a letter to the Secretary of State from the Charge de Affaires of the United States at London, accompanied by a letter from the latter to the British Minister of foreign affairs.” RC and enclosures, two copies ( DNA : RG 233, President’s Messages, 12A-D1; and DNA : RG 46, Legislative Proceedings, 12A-E2). Each RC 1 p.; in...
158615To James Madison from Asa A. Gaylord, 16 June 1812 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
16 June 1812, Bath, Steuben County, New York. Commands a battalion of riflemen in western New York. “Actuated by a love of Country, and viewing the storm of war as not far distant, the officers and Soldiers under my Command, consisting of three hundred men including officers, have authorized me to tender their services to you under the act of Congress entitled ‘An Act to authorize the...
158616Thomas Jefferson to Eleuthère I. du Pont de Nemours, 16 June 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
On the 4 th of Nov. last I wrote to you requesting another quarter cask of powder to be forwarded to me with a note of the cost that I might remit for that & the preceding one together. not having heard from you, I repeated my request in a letter of Apr. 30. and at the same time desired mr John Barnes of Geo. town to remit you 50. Dollars, which he informed me he had done. this was a mere...
158617Eleuthère I. du Pont de Nemours to Thomas Jefferson, 16 June 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
it is with the deepest regret I find that a letter you have done me the honor to write to me Some time Since has remained unanswered, it was received only yesterday on my return from a long Journey, also a letter of M r Barnes of Georgetown inclosing $50. I am truly infortunate indeed in not receiving or not geting in time the orders you have the goodness to honor me with. your letter of...
158618Thomas Jefferson to Ebenezer Herrick, 16 June 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of Mar. 24 . did not come to hand till Apr. 8. and on the next day I wrote an answer to it, but not having heard from you since, I apprehend the letter has miscarried. the purport of the answer was to desire you to have the Spinning machine sent to mr Gelston Collector of N.Y. under my address, to be forwarded to Mess rs Gibson & Jefferson , merch ts at Richmond who would recieve...
158619From John Adams to Samuel B. Malcom, 17 June 1812 (Adams Papers)
I lost no time, in writing to Mr Madison, and to all I could Say in your favour inclosed your original Letter which had a frankness a Sort of honesty, and a Species Veri in it, which I was confident you would do you no harm. I added an affectionate recommendation of my own. Your Letter has been returned to me, as I requested, with information that the office had been given to another, before...
158620To James Madison from Mason Locke Weems, 17 June 1812 (Madison Papers)
I send your Excellency this little pamphlet because of the very great pleasure it gives me to let you see that tho I cannot fight the British into their better senses I am at least endeavoring to do something with those Deluded ones of our own People, the Gamblers. I was talking with Your Excellency last night on a subject which lies uncommonly near to my Heart—i.e, to convince the Great Mass...