27011To George Washington from Colonel Lambert Cadwalader, 16 March 1777 (Washington Papers)
Having seen Coll Fitzgerald in Town some Weeks since, he promised to do me the Favor to forward my Letter to Genl Prescot to which I cannot as yet expect an Answer if he is not in New york or Jersey. If he should not have left Rhode Island and an Answer should not arrive in a reasonable Time I shall be glad to be inform’d whether your Excellency will do me the Favor to send in an Officer of...
27012To George Washington from Colonel Lambert Cadwalader, 7 October 1778 (Washington Papers)
A few Days since I recd your Excellency’s Letter, in Maryld, dated white Plains, inclosing one from the Commissioners of Arrangement respecting my not performing the Duties incident to my Station, and desiring I may be orderd to my Regiment, without being previously exchang’d; and that in Case of Refusal there would be a Vacancy to which an active Officer might be entitled to succeed. The...
27013To Alexander Hamilton from Elbridge Gerry, Rufus King, George Mathews, Lambert Cadwalader, James Jackson, and John … (Hamilton Papers)
The Subscribers appointed on the part of Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Burke to consider whether there was an honorable Ground of accomodation between the parties in respect to certain Expressions made use of by Mr. Burke in the house of Representatives on Wednesday last, relatively to an Eulogium pronounced by Mr. Hamilton on general Green on the 4th. of July last, having inquired into the...
27014To George Washington from Lambert Cadwalader, 23 May 1794 (Washington Papers)
The Bearer, Mr Nicholas Pariset, who has been naturalized in the State of New Jersey, intending to go to the West Indies, is desirous of procuring a Pass authenticated under the Seal of the United States, for the security of his Person & Property in Case he should meet with armed Vessells in the Course of his Voyage—I do not know whether it is usual to grant Passes of this Natur<e>—if it is, I...
27015To James Madison from Thomas Cadwalader, 30 May 1812 (Madison Papers)
I have just received, from an authentic Source, a piece of Information, in regard to the military State of Canada, which I deem it my duty to lay before you. My Correspendent states that “there are several Regiments on their way to Canada, and two new Regts. of Riflemen have been raised in the Province, of about 500. each—one called the Glengary Light Infantry , the other the Canadian...
27016Thomas Cadwalader to Thomas Jefferson, 6 October 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Having been apprized that an Application was made to you in December last, to procure my nomination to a field-Officer’s Commission in the Regiment of U.S. Cavalry , I beg leave to inform you that such application was made without my knowledge, or authority. RC ( MHi ); at foot of text: “Thomas Jefferson Esq re ”; endorsed by TJ as received 11 Oct. 1809 and so recorded in SJL . Thomas...
27017To James Madison from Thomas Cadwalader, 1 March 1816 (Madison Papers)
Since the expiration of my tour of duty in the service of the U.States, much of my time has been occupied in attention to the military arrangements of the Government of this District, and nearly $300,000. have been received from the War Office, and disbursed by me thro’ the Quarter Master’s & pay-master’s Departments. It is not my intention to make any charge for my little services, nor does...
27018To James Madison from Edward Caffarena, 7 November 1807 (Madison Papers)
I do not doubt you have been informed before this of Mr. Kuhn’s detention in the Tower of this City, and of his subsequent banishment from hence with orders never to approach within forty leagues of the French Coasts or of the seat of the Imperial Court. Since said event I have been order’d by the Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States at Paris to continue to act at this Port as...
27019To James Madison from Edward Caffarena, 2 August 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor of transmitting Your Excellency the Copy of a Letter I have receiv’d from the Prefect of this Department. Before I conform to his request, I think it my duty to demand Your Excellency’s consent, and have in the interim answerd him that such were my intentions. Some of the Consuls and Agents here have, as I am told, sent their petitions direct to the Minister of the foreign...
27020To James Madison from Edward Caffarena, 12 July 1817 (Madison Papers)
I had the honor to present my respects to You Sir the 25th: of July last Year, giving you notice, that I had Shipped on Board the Ship Gosport of Philadelphia, Isaiah Bunker Master, two Boxes to your address containing a Statue of Bonaparte, with a Pedestal, and finding myself deprived of your new’s accusing the reception of the same, this induces me by way of precaution to inclose herein a...