181291From James Madison to John Quincy Adams, 20 December 1826 (Madison Papers)
The copy of your Message to Congress transmitted under your cover, having arrived during an absence at our University from which I am but just returned, a regretted delay has taken place in acknowledging the favor. I now offer my thanks for it, with an expression of the due sense I have of the increased interest given to the topics embraced in the Communication, by the eloquent and impressive...
181292From James Madison to Chester Bailey, [ca. 20 December 1826] (Madison Papers)
I recd. some days ago your friendly communication of the 7th. I regret the continuance of circumstances wch. suggested it. I hope you will be satisfied with the footing on which I have put your claim for the arrears due from J.P.T. Inconsiderable as the amount may be thought, such have been the failures of my crops & the prices for them for a series of years, & such the utter failures of...
181293Promissory Note to Chester Bailey, 20 December 1826 (Madison Papers)
I promise to pay to Chester Bailey or order, on or before the first day of July one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight, six hundred dollars with interest thereon from October 23. 1826. in discharge of a note of that date and for that amount, from J. Payne Todd to the said C. Bailey, and by his endorsement, assigned to me. RC (owned by Mr. and Mrs. Philip D. Sang, Chicago, Ill., 1958)....
181294From James Madison to George Tucker, 20 December 1826 (Madison Papers)
In fulfilment of my promise I send you Dr. Coopers Lectures on Political Economy. I do not wish to hurry a return of the volume, But having not yet had leisure to look over it, It will suit me to have it again, after you have made yourself as much acquainted with its contents, and as much at your leisure, as you chuse. The talents and information of the Author, never fail to throw light on...
181295From James Madison to Nicholas P. Trist, 21 December 1826 (Madison Papers)
I send you the commencing paragraph for the Report of the Board of Visitors, which in a more hasty draft had a sanction at the moment of our separation. I thought it best, to lose no time in enabling you to compleat the Report, that none may be lost in forwarding it to its destination, and I trust I shall have the pleasure of receiving it from your own hand rather than thro’ the mail. Health &...
181296From James Madison to William S. Nicholls, 22 December 1826 (Madison Papers)
When, in answer to yours of April 14, I intimated that I could not conveniently anticipate the payment of my note in your hands, it was not on⟨ly⟩ my purpose to be punctual at its maturity, but I relied with entire confiden[ce] ⟨on⟩ the allotted means. It is with serious concern, the more so as the occur⟨re⟩nce is so new to me, that I am under the necessity of disappointing a creditor. I had...
181297To James Madison from St. George Tucker, 22 December 1826 (Madison Papers)
I wrote to you from Richmond about a month ago, and enclosed you a fragment of the Journals of our house of Delegates, at one Session within the period mentioned in your note by Mr. Cabell, which I found in one of my Books in possession of Mr. Coalter. I now do myself the pleasure to enclose you another Fragment, which I found a few days ago, of the Journals of that house in 1784–5, together...
181298To James Madison from William Wertenbaker, 22 December 1826 (Madison Papers)
I am directed by the Faculty to enclose to you a copy of their proceedings lately had, upon information given them by the Proctor that some of the Hotel keepers have been in the habit of playing at games of chance with the Students of the University, and also send you all the evidence which they have collected upon the subject. I am with profound Respect Your Obe Humbe. Servt RC and enclosures...
181299From James Madison to William Crawford, 23 December 1826 (Madison Papers)
On my return from a visit to our University I recd your letter of the 10th. If I commend your zeal on a subject you deem both just & important, I must regret that you ascribe to my opinion on it, an influence wch experience does not warrant; and that you cast your eye on one only of the grounds on which I declined an interposition. The other, my advanced stage of life, and the appropriation of...
181300From James Madison to St. George Tucker, 23 December 1826 (Madison Papers)
Your very kind communication of Novr. 22. came duly to hand, and I am particularly thankful for your attention to the wish intimated thro’ Mr. Cabell. It was a sight of the Legislative Journals of 1784–5.6.7. that I had occasion for; and unless the Vols. No. 4 or 5, contain extracts for some of those years, the trouble of sending them would be without avail. It is not surprizing, because so...