28341To James Madison from John Graham, 27 August 1810 (Madison Papers)
I received this Morning the Letter you did me the Honor to write to me on the 24th Int. I shall attend to the instructions it contains some of them are already acted on. Freemans commission (for which Mr Pleasonton had a Blank[)] is sent to the Treasury—from whence, I presume it will go to him with his Instructions. I inclose a Copy of a Letter received yesterday from Mr Shaler and am with...
28342To James Madison from Elizabeth House Trist, 27 August 1810 (Madison Papers)
I hope you will pardon the trouble I occasion you, and indulge me so far as to let me know, if Mr Pinckney has communicated to the Goverment any thing respecting William Brown as the late account of his being taken at the Theatre at the suit of Mr Pinckney and of his giving up all the public Money is a circumstance I shou’d suppose wou’d be noticed by him if the fact is, as, represented in the...
28343To James Madison from Richard Forrest, 27 August 1810 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 27 August 1810. Calendared as a one-page letter in the lists probably kept by Peter Force (DLC, series 7, container 2).
28344To James Madison from John R. Bedford, 26 August 1810 (Madison Papers)
Annexed hereto is the copy of another letter from Mr. William Barrow of West Florida. You will remark the frank expression of concern and solicitude and unpleasant suspense about their political situation. And I beleive he expresses genuinely the feelings, in common with his own, of all the most reputable people in West Florida. I inclosed you a copy of his first letter, dated 4th. June, which...
28345To James Madison from William Eustis, 26 August 1810 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to acknowlege your favor of the 16h. instt. From my knowlege of the hand writing & character of Mr Prince, Marshal, I know it to be impossible that the disrespectful note is his. To-morrow I shall be in Boston when the fact will be ascertained without communicating to him the particulars which lead to the enquiry. He is communicative, and no chances ought to be afforded of...
28346To James Madison from George Luckey, 26 August 1810 (Madison Papers)
It is the privelige & the duty of every citizen of the United States to communicate With the officers of Government both legislative & executive respecting the public Welfare, & more especially for those Who Are much in public themselves & have a hearty & tender concern for their country. The presidency especially is a high, peculiarly important & responsible office & needs all possible...
28347To James Madison from William Jarvis, 26 August 1810 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
26 August 1810, Lisbon. Acknowledges the receipt of JM’s two letters of 17 June. Is convinced of the great value of merino sheep for farming and for domestic manufacturing and has purchased two hundred sheep for his own use. Has also taken the opportunity to purchase more than a thousand sheep with the idea of serving his country by shipping them to the U.S. for sale there. His fears about the...
28348To James Madison from Valentin de Foronda, 26 August 1810 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 26 August 1810. Calendared as a two-page letter in the lists probably made by Peter Force (DLC, series 7, container 2). Foronda had been chargé d’affaires ad interim for Spain in Philadelphia until September 1809.
28349From John Adams to Boston Patriot, 25 August 1810 (Adams Papers)
Soon after the petition of Leyden, I transmitted to Congress the following address of thanks with a further petition. To the noble, great and venerable Lords, the great Counsel of the city of Leyden: The undersigned manufacturers, merchants and other traders interested in the manufactures and fabrics of this city, give respectfully to understand— That a number of the undersigned having taken,...
28350From Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody to Abigail Smith Adams, 25 August 1810 (Adams Papers)
By yesterday mail I received your kind letter. It is indeed a great while since we have heard from each other, I have thought I would write every day, but have not had a moments leisure & I hoped we should be in better health for I did not wish to send you a doleful ditty of our troubles—for every family seems to have as much as they know how to bear—But for this month past we have been very...