25021To John Jay from Peter Augustus Jay, 10 July 1812 (Jay Papers)
I have rec d . your letter of the 8 th . inst. William is at Bloomingdale but purposes I believe to return to Bedford this afternoon. A Flag of Truce has just arrived from Halifax where the Declaration of War when she sailed was still unknown to inquire the Reason of an attack made by Commodore Rogers with his Squadron upon the English Frigate Belvidere. It seems Rogers fell in with this...
25022To James Madison from Jeremiah Anderson, 10 July 1812 (Madison Papers)
Since my last address I have been induced to make an observation to your Excellency that an most rigid precaution is necessary to be taken with the Blacks amongst us I beg you will recollect they have an Emperor amongst them—this I pray your Excellency will particularly notice. A further explanation I can give if necessary. I beg your Excellency will recollect that I look up to you as a father...
25023To James Madison from Jeremiah Anderson, 10 July 1812 (Madison Papers)
Since I had the pleasure of addressing you this Morning—I have had a conversation with Sergeant Forrest of the Marine Corps and I pray your Excellency will allow me to observe that it is not his friendly disposition which makes him hold his present Situation. I pray you will excuse this but as I look up to you as a father—I consider I have a right to make an observation in where my Countrys...
25024To James Madison from John Murray Forbes, 10 July 1812 (Madison Papers)
Fully aware of your unceasing and important occupations and duly Sensible how presumptuous it is in me to obtrude my personal interests on those moments which are wholly devoted to my Country, I look only for indulgence to your benignity of Character and hope that the great and pressing importance (even to the continuance of my life) of the Subject of the present will ensure me your...
25025To James Madison from Zebulon Montgomery Pike, 10 July 1812 (Madison Papers)
I presume that I shall be pardoned in addressing to you this letter, when it is understood that motives of respect for an aged Father and veteran officer are the causes which induced me to intrude on you. Major Zebulon Pike of the […] ⟨In⟩fantry, enter⟨ed⟩ th⟨e⟩ military service of our country in 1775 and served to the peace of 1783, when he held the rank of Captain of Dragoons for five years;...
25026To James Madison from William Pope, 10 July 1812 (Madison Papers)
I have taken the liberty to write to you Occasionally on the subject of our public concerns, for all which you will please to forgive me, their would never have been any necissity of writing a line or saying a word, if all matters, and things, had been exlusively under your controle—however “alls well that ends well.” Congress have done their duty at last and will become as famous as the...
25027To James Madison from the Republican Delegates of New Jersey, 10 July 1812 (Madison Papers)
Believing it would be pleasing to you, at this crisis, to be acquainted with the sentiments and views of your constituents in every part of the Union; the Convention of Republican delegates, from the several Counties of the State of New Jersey, take the liberty of addressing you, on behalf of their constituents and themselves. They have seen with approbation, the long continued, and often...
25028To James Madison from Jonathan Williams, 10 July 1812 (Madison Papers)
Since my Letter to you of the 21 June, Brigre General Bloomfield communicated to me an order from the Secretary of War, which in substance agreed with the request, I had the honour to make to you, and of which you have a Copy inclosed. After compleating some official duties at Philadelphia I returned to New-York and reported myself ready to take such command as might “comport with my rank.”...
25029To James Madison from the Inhabitants of Charlemont, Massachusetts, 10 July 1812 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
10 July 1812. “The memorial & remonstrance of the Inhabitants of the Town of Charlemont in the County of Franklin & Commonwealth of Massachusetts humbly sheweth; that they hold in the highest estimation the right Solomnly guarranteed to them as free Citizens of a great Republic by the Constitution of their Country; of peaceably assembling together & of expressing their Opinion, of the measures...
25030Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Cooper, 10 July 1812 (Jefferson Papers)
I recieved by our last post, through mr Hall of Baltimore , a copy of your introductory lecture to a course of chemistry for which accept my thanks. I have just entered on the reading of it and percieve that I shall have a feast before me. I discover, from an error of the binder, that my copy has duplicates of pages 122. 123. 126. 127. and wants altogether pages 121. 124. 125. 128. and...