26881To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 17 December 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Difficulties having been experienced in adjusting some of the expenses incurred while the militia were lately in service at Norfolk, General Mathews finds it necessary to attend at the Department of War, for the purpose of making some explanations. He will deliver you this letter, and I take the liberty to solicit your attention to him—His character is so well known, as to render it perfectly...
26882To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 22 September 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
The enclosed letters were delayed for the purpose of being forwarded by the direct Charlottesville Mail—I have informed Majr. Newton, in answer to his letter of the 19th that his construction of the Proclamation is correct, and that the course which he proposes to pursue, is warranted by his instructions The letters enclosed by you from Mr. Clay, and from Mr. Belscher, shall receive a due...
26883To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 24 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 21st. has been received, and I have accordingly directed that the packet addressed to Sir Thomas Hardy shall be returned by the mail to the British Consul whose seal it bears—I now enclose you General Mathews last letter. I am with the highest respect Sir yr. Ob. Servt. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
26884To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 4 September 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I now forward you Major Newtons letter of the 2nd. to whom I have mentioned the assurance of Sir Thomas Hardy that he should attempt no act of hostility unless he should receive orders from his Superiors. This will account for the Chesapeake having left Norfolk— I have the honor to be with great respect Sir yr. Ob. St DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
26885To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 19 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I now enclose you General Mathews’s last letter, by which you will perceive that the Triumph and the Colunbine have gone to sea—From the opinion given by General Mathews to the Collector, that the supplies for the Colunbine should be regulated by a regard to the nearest Port, & not to the port from which she came, it would seem that he could not have received my letter of the 10th. enclosing...
26886To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 30 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Three letters from Capt: Read of the 25. 26 & 27 instant, all received by last nights mail, state that the British Ships still continue without the Capes—The Secretary at war has informed me that he has directed the discharge of both companies of Militia in service at & near Norfolk. This circumstance will render unnecessary any answer to my letter of the 28th. I have the honor to be with the...
26887To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 23 September 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to forward a letter from Majr. Newton of the 21st instant, and to be with the highest respect Sir yr. Ob. St. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
26888To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 11 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
your letter of the 7th was received yesterday morning. My last, by the way of Fredericksburg, will have corrected a mistake into which I had fallen in my letter by Mr. Coles, on the subject of Mr. Tazewell’s report—That mistake, however, was productive of no inconvenience, as it was discovered before I wrote to General Mathews; to whom, no instructions have been given variant from those I have...
26889To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 6 July 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I received by Express last night the copy of a correspondence between Commodore Douglass and the Mayor of the Borough of Norfolk, together with information that the British Squadron had taken its station in Hampton Roads at the mouth of Elizabeth river, for the declared purpose of preventing any Vessel from going to or from Norfolk—I should have taken measures to give you early information of...
26890To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 7 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I enclose for your perusal the only letters I have received from Norfolk since those forwarded to you by Mr. Coles—My letter by him was written in very great haste, and amidst much interruption, and since reflecting more maturely on the subject, I find that Mr. Tazewell has not, in his construction of my letters on the subject of intercourse, differed so widely from what was intended, as I at...
26891To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 20 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I now forward to you Major Newton’s letter of the 17th. being the only one received since that of the 13th enclosed to you by a former mail. From the letter now enclosed, I should be led to suppose that the British Vessels had not returned since they left our waters as mentioned in the letter of the 13th.; but some doubts on this point are raised by a paragraph in a Norfolk paper of the 14,...
26892To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 31 July 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favor of the 24th. was duly received, and I immediately gave to General Mathews the necessary instructions for permitting the return of the Captives. I have not yet heard of the manner in which he has executed them. I had not supposed that the Proclamation, altho it authorized and required the use of force, had carried us quite so far into a state of even qualified war, as to justify the...
26893To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 19 July 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Since my letter to you of the 15th. positive information has been received that all the British Vessels had left the waters of the Chesapeake, and had taken their station off Cape Henry, but still within our jurisdictional limits. This apparent respect to the authority of the Government, added to the assurances of General Mathews that the force now under his command, exclusive of the...
26894To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 1 September 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I do myself the pleasure to forward to you Genl. Mathews’s letter of the 26th. Augt. which is the latest information I have received from Norfolk. I have the honor to be with the highest respect Sir yr. Ob St. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
26895To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 15 January 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I perform a very pleasing duty in transmitting to you a copy of the Resolution of the General Assembly expressing their sentiments in relation to the present crisis in our political affairs, declaring their approbation of the course heretofore pursued by the General Government, and pledging the whole energies of this Commonwealth for the support of such measures as may be adopted to produce an...
26896To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 24 September 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to forward to you a letter from Major Newton, of the 22nd. instant, and am with the highest respect Sir yr. Obt. St DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
26897To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 21 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the pleasure to enclose you Capt: Reads letter of the 18th. by which it appears that the British Vessels have actually left our Waters, altho’ they are still hovering on our Coast. Permit me to call your attention to that part of Capt: Reads letter which relates to the expiration of the term of service of the company of Militia under his command—It belongs to you to determine whether...
26898To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 6 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I beg your pardon for not having enclosed Major Newtons letter of the 30th. of Sept: as mentioned in my letter of yesterday—It is not in itself of much consequence, but having been mentioned, it should have been forwarded. I am with the highest respect Sir yr. Ob. St DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
26899To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 17 July 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
This will be presented to you by Mr. Woodward, who will shortly pass through Washington on his way to New-York—Permit me to introduce him to your acquaintance as a gentleman of talents and respectability. Any attentions which you may extend to Mr. Woodward, will be acknowledged as a favor conferred on me. I have the honor to be with the highest respect Sir yr. Obt. Servt. DLC : Papers of...
26900To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 23 November 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your letter in which you do me the honor to ask my opinion on the case of Thomas Logwood. I submitted it to the Council of State for their advice; but as they supposed that you had already made up your mind to extend mercy in some shape or other, unless his late conduct should have lessened his claims to your interference, & that you sought information only as to that fact, &...
26901To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 12 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I send you the letter which I received this morning from Norfolk—I regret that the Norfolk mail does not arrive in time for me to send you the letters the same morning by the Fredericksburg Mail—I have written to General Mathews for copies of the papers referred to in Capt: Taylors report, which shall be forwarded to you without delay—I have not seen, nor have I been informed of the nature of...
26902To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 7 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Major Newtons letters of the 4th. & 5th. are enclosed. I have the honor to be with the highest respect Sir yr. Ob. St. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
26903To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 26 October 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I now forward to you Capt: Reades letter of the 23rd. and have the honor to be with the highest respect Sir yr. obt. Servt. PHi : Daniel Parker Papers.
26904To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 25 September 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honor to forward to you Majr. Newton’s letter of the 23. I am with the highest respect Sir Yr. Ob. St DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
26905To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 21 August 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
General Mathews’s letter of the 18th states that the British remain as mentioned in his letter of the 17th. which I forwarded to you yesterday. I am with great respect Sir yr. Ob. St. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
26906William H. Cabell to Thomas Jefferson, 28 December 1821 (Jefferson Papers)
I beg leave to introduce to your acquaintance, my son in law, M r Henry Carrington — He is the son of Judge Carrington , the elder, whom you, no doubt, knew. He is one of several gentlemen appointed Commissioners by the Court of Charlotte , for adopting a suitable plan of a Court house for that County ; with authority to contract for the building the same— He was with me some time this fall,...
26907To Thomas Jefferson from William H. Cabell, 10 June 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
My brother Joseph C Cabell who will deliver you this letter has just returned from Europe where he has been for several years past in pursuit of health & information. I take the liberty to make him known to you; & to assure you I shall feel myself much gratified by any attentions or civilities you may do him the honor to shew him during his short stay in Washington I have the honor to be with...
26908Cabinet Opinion on the Administration of the Presidential Oath, 28 February 1793 (Washington Papers)
If the qualification is to be in private, T.J, A.H H.K and E.R, are of opinion, that Mr Cushing should administer the oath to the President at his own house, where such officers, or others, as He may notify, will attend. T.J. and A.H. think, that it ought to be in private. H.K. and E.R. on the other hand think, that the qualification ought to be in public: and that the Marshal of the district...
26909Cabinet Opinion, 7 December 1793 (Washington Papers)
At a meeting of the heads of departments & Attorney Genl at the President’s on the 7th of Dec. 1793. Mr Genet’s letter of Dec. 3. questioning the right of requiring the address of Consular commissions to the President was read. it is the opinion that the address may be either to the U.S. or to the President of the U.S. but that one of these shoud be insisted on. A letter from James King was...
26910Enclosure: Cabinet Opinion on an Address from the Democratic Society of Washington County, Pennsylvania, 14 April 1794 (Washington Papers)
The President wishes your opinion, as to the step, proper to be taken, upon the inclosed address. To send to congress, what the President thinks unfit for himself, will be unkindly received; being uncivil in itself. To acknowledge the body, as such, is in every view inadmissible. So that the question seems to turn upon this; whether it be better to treat the paper with unqualiffied and silent...