34401To James Madison from David Bethune, 8 April 1808 (Madison Papers)
I had yesterday the honor of receiving your letter, accompanied by the Dispatches you were pleased to Confide to my charge. This Morning’s Mail brought me additional Dispatches, & I have called on Mr. Gelston for Mr. Pinckney’s news papers. I intend to lose no time in Proceeding from Falmouth to London, & Shall take especial care of the Dispatches untill they shall be delivered to Mr....
34402To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau de Garambouville, 8 April 1808 (Madison Papers)
Le Soussigne, Ministre Plenipotentiaire de Sa Majeste impériale et royale près de Son Excellence Monsieur le Président des EtatsUnis d’Amérique, a jugé convenable de présenter à Monsieur le Sécretaire d’Etat quelques réflexions sur les interets respectifs de leurs Gouvernements dans la crise actuelle. On ne peut plus aujourd’hui placer ses espérances Sur la chance des moyens termes: confier...
34403To James Madison from Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, 8 April 1808 (Madison Papers)
The only intelligence I Have derived from the last packet Are that You Have Been ill but Had Recovered Your Health, and that You Are Going to be Made a president of the United States. My feelings on Every One of these Accounts You do Not Question. I am Equally Sure of Your Sympathising Concern for the Cruel Loss Which Has devoted to Eternal Grief a Heart Hitherto Superior, I Can Say, to...
34404From Thomas Jefferson to Henry Dearborn, 8 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Has Genl. Dearborne recieved any information from Genl. Clinton which will enable Th:J. to answer the inclosed letter [ Reply by Dearborn :] Govr. Clinton speaks well of Astor, as a man of large property & fair charactor, and well acquainted with the fur & peltry business. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
34405From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 8 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I suppose that Favre can carry his necessary provisions from N. Orleans across the lake in a periogue or some other vessel, which may come under the exception of ‘vessels under the immediate direction of the President’ and that being an agent of the US. for the transmission of public intelligence, such a license is perfectly legitimate. if this were a matter of doubt, it’s solution would be to...
34406To Thomas Jefferson from George Jefferson, 8 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
You will receive your account inclosed, made out to the 31th ultimo. balance in favor of G. & J. $: 94.71. I am Dear Sir Yr. Mt. humble Servt. MHi : Coolidge Collection.
34407To Thomas Jefferson from David C. Ker, 8 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I have received your favour of 5th. inst. inclosing 590$, which I have deposited in the bank of this place, subject to the order of Mrs Dangerfield & of Miss Sarah Dangerfield, in the proportions directed by you. I remain with the greatest respect & Esteem yr. O MHi : Coolidge Collection.
34408To Thomas Jefferson from Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, 8 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Altho’ my Letter by Young Mr. McHenry Had Not Reached You, I am sure You Have by this time Heard of My Unhappy fate. The Wife whose Loss I am left to Mourn Has Been Long known to You—in Her, as Every Moment of an Union of Thirty four Years, I Have found the Greatest Blessing My Heart Could Wish for and more than a Compensation for Every possible Misfortune—The Great and Amiable character She...
34409From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 8 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Agreeably to the request of the Senate in their resolution of yesterday, I have examined my papers, and find no letter from Matthew Nimmo of the date of Nov. 28. 1806 nor any other from him of any date but that of Jan. 23. 1807. now transmitted with all the papers in my possession which accompanied it. nor do I find any letter from John Smith of Ohio bearing date at any time in the month of...
34410To Thomas Jefferson from John Shee, 8 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The order on the bank Pennsylvania, contained in your letter of the 5th inst. has been paid—the amount Fifty two dollars and Sixty eight Cents; reimburses me all the advances, that with pleasure I have made on your Account. With the most respectful Consideration, I have the honor to be Sir Your obedient humble Serv MHi : Coolidge Collection.
34411To Thomas Jefferson from David Bailie Warden, 8 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I am instructed by Mr Lasteyrie to transmit to you a Copy of His work on the culture of Cotton. The agricultural Society of Paris flatter themselves, that you will send them a plough of the construction for which they decreed you the prize medal. Mr Humboldt mentioned, to me the other day, that he proposes to offer you a Copy of the Statistical part of his work on South America, which will...
34412To James Madison from James Leander Cathcart, 7 April 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to inclose for your Information, the Documents relative to the Ship Manchester, with a duplicate of My Letter of 4: Ulto. which will inform you of her detention. Since my last no Alteration has taken place whatever on this Island. On the 26: Ulto. Sr. Sidney Smith in the Foudroyant, with the Agamemnon, and a Gun brig loaded with Rockets & other implements of Destruction,...
34413To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 7 April 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have had the honor to receive your letter of the 19th. of Feby. acknowledging the receipt of my letters of Jany. 17: Feb. 4: Apl. 7: 13 & 24, Sep 25, Octo 3 & 19 1807; leaving consequently unacknowledged the receipt of my other letters preceding of June 5. Augt. 1 & 22d.: Sep: 25th.: Novr.: 17 & 24th. & Decr. 1 & 21: 1806. I shall in future regulate my conduct strictly in conformity to the...
34414From James Madison to Thomas McKean, 7 April 1808 (Madison Papers)
Agreeably to an Act of Congress, entitled An Act for the more general promulgation of the laws of the U. States I have transmitted to the Collector of the Customs at Philadelphia 1026 copies of the laws of the United States 2d Session 9th Congress being the proportion for the State of Pennsylvania with a request that he would forward them to your Excellency. I have the honor to be with great...
34415From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 7 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I return you Price’s letter respecting Pilch’s case, which we must recollect should the judge recommend him for pardon. For a successor to Stanford would it not be better to write to judge Polke and Dr. Cropper who recommended Standford and can be relied on to recommend a republican. mr Goldsborough would probably recommend Smith, the Scotch tory candidate of the former occasion, or some other...
34416To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 7 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
It appearing that Mr Zaccheus Biggs receiver of the public monies at Steubenville did not make his remittance as promptly as he had been directed; a peremptory order was given to make every month a payment in the Pittsburgh bank of the monies collected during that month. This brought him here, when he acknowledged a defalcation of about eighteen thousand dollars, partly arising from the...
34417To Thomas Jefferson from Jones & Howell, 7 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 5th came safe to hand with the check inclosed which is to your credit We shall ship the rods by the first vessel for Richmond and shall also attend to procuring the Mill & forward it with the rods We are with respect your friends MHi : Coolidge Collection.
34418To Thomas Jefferson from Levi Lincoln, 7 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I cannot deny myself the pleasure of congratulating you on the result of our late election. My motive is to releive you from the possible solicitude, that the numberless misrepresentations, circulated in our federal papers may have excited in your mind on that subject. I know you have more confidence in history, than in political prophecy, especially when the foreteller is inspired with a zeal...
34419To Thomas Jefferson from John F. Mercer, 7 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Threats, have so seldom of late preceded hostility from France, & hostility has been so constantly & rapidly follow’d by the catastrophe of resisting Nations even the most powerful, that I cannot but view a conflict with her as menacing our independance & self-Government to their base.—holding it to be a sacred duty of all her Citizens capable of bearing arms to rally round the standard of our...
34420From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 7 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I nominate Beverley Daniel of North Carolina to be Marshal for the district of N. Carolina. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
34421To Thomas Jefferson from United States Senate, 7 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to lay before this house, Matthew Nimmo’s letter to him of 28h. Nov. 1806, and any other letter or letters of the said Nimmo, relative to any supposed connexion of John Smith of Ohio, with the conspiracy of Aaron Burr; and also the letter of the said John Smith of January 1807, enclosing the depositions of himself and his son....
34422To James Madison from James Monroe, 6 April 1808 (Madison Papers)
My expenses abroad having exceeded unavoidable the compensation allowed me in the station I held & the mismanagement of my estate in my absence, make it an object to me to command on loan the sum of about 10,000 dolrs. I should therefore be happy to receive the accomodation from the bank provided it would be willing to make it, on su ch terms as I could accept, or indeed comply with. To enable...
34423To Thomas Jefferson from Anonymous, 6 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Thomas Jefferson President of America—Debtor to Miss S. T. an orphan child; four months rent of a Store in Boston due this 29 March 1808—which Store the Tenant has left in consequence of the embargo laid by Mr Jefferson; & the said orphan is deprived of the past income without the least prospect of any future tenant occupying her Store left by her departed parents, & has nothing but the...
34424To Thomas Jefferson from Allen Bowie Duckett, 6 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The Office of Collector of Baltimore having lately become vacant by the death of Mr Christie, I take the liberty of bringing to your consideration in the appointment of a Successor, Mr. Rinaldo Johnson of Maryland.—I have known Mr Johnson for many years;—He is very much a man of business, & in my Judgment well qualified to discharge the several duties required by the Appointment.— In addition,...
34425To Thomas Jefferson from John Harris, 6 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
As I thought you might probably Misunderstand one Cartain C Sentence in the other letter that I Am or I sent to you—I have thought good to send this Also and pray you to have this joind to the other by your influence I remain your Humble servant MHi : Coolidge Collection. What Goeth into the Mouth Defiles not the Man the Garden of paradice is the Earth Eastward and Westward at this Day. the...
34426To Thomas Jefferson from Matthew Lyon, 6 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The inclosed Petition has been inclosed to me with a letter from gentlemen of Respectability in the Illinois Country pressing me in the most earnest manner to use my influence for the promotion of its object— I consider it my duty to forward it to you without any farther remarks as I can say nothing new on the Subject I am very respectfully your Obedient Servt DNA : RG 59—LAR—Letters of...
34427To Thomas Jefferson from Andrew Parks, 6 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Having on a former occasion had the honor to address you, as an applicant for the appointment of Collector of this Port; When the Office became vacant at the death of Mr. Purviance.— The death of Mr. Christie has induced me again, to take the liberty of renewing my solicitation.—And if you should think me worthy of this mark of your favor, and approbation; I shall endeavour to deserve it, in...
34428From Thomas Jefferson to United States Senate, 6 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I nominate James H. McCulloch of Maryland to be Collector for the port of Baltimore. Benedict Van Pradelles now a Commissioner for settling land titles in the Eastern part of the territory of Orleans, to be Register of the land office in the same part of the territory. DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
34429To John Adams from Benjamin Rush, 5 April 1808 (Adams Papers)
A bad cold, added to the pressure of business, has delayed my answer much longer than I intended to your last acceptable letter. You have mistaken the Church to which I belong in supposing that prayers will one day be offered up in it to the great man whose birth day has lately been celebrated in our Country. During the life of Dr Ewing whose influence was very extensive in the Presbyterian...
34430To James Madison from James Wilkinson, 5 April 1808 (Madison Papers)
By recent letters from Goverr. Claiborne, and from my Atty. H. L. Duncan Esqr. I am advised that certain responses of Govr. Folchs to the Interogatories of Govr. Claiborne would be transmitted to the office of State for my use, and therefore I will beg leave to make application for those doccuments should they have come to hand; to enable me to employ th em on my defence against the accu...
34431To James Madison from William Pinkney, 5 April 1808 (Madison Papers)
The Gentleman who takes my Letters (to go by the Science) not having yet left Town, I have an Oppy. of saying, that the Admy. has recd. Advice from the Senior Officer of the British Forces cruizing off L’orient, dated the 22d. of last Month, that an American Merchant Vessel, about to enter that Port as a Flag of Truce, had just been brought to & examined & suffered to proceed, having shewn the...
34432To James Madison from Anonymous, 5 April 1808 (Madison Papers)
filed with February 7, 1808 Ihave the pleasure to inform you that Dewitt Clinton has failed in obtaining a nomination of the old man at Albany. He had convened a caucus of the members of the legislature apointed a Chairman & Secy. But no sooner than they exposed the object of the meeting, than the members stole out of the room leaving the Chairman, Secy, & two or three behind to nominate if...
34433To James Madison from John Armstrong, Jr., 5 April 1808 (Madison Papers)
I received the dispatches you did me the honor to address to me by M. Lewis on the 26 Ulto. Though I had complained often and earnestly of both the principles and operation of the Emperor’s decrees of Nov. 1806 and December 1807 (having written at least twenty notes on the different cases which have arisen under them) yet as the Presidents orders were express, that on receit of your letter I...
34434To James Madison from Valentin de Foronda, 5 April 1808 (Madison Papers)
Tengo la honra de hacer presente à V.S. que quando le pedi por mi carta del 17. del pasado que su Exca. el Seňor Presidente concidiera el permíso para la salída de un Buque en lastre al Marques de Casa Yrujo Envíado extraordo. y Ministro plenipto. que ha sido del Rey mi Amo cerca de los Estados Uns. se me olvidò hacer mencíon de la circunstancìa esencíal, que el citado Marques está nombrado...
34435To James Madison from William C. C. Claiborne, 5 April 1808 (Madison Papers)
The "Civil Code" alluded to in my last letter, is nothing more, than a "Digest of the Civil Laws now in force in this Territory". This work will be of infinite service to the Magistrate and the Citizen: Heretofore a knowledge of the Laws, by which we were governed, was extremely confined; The Lawyers who avowed themselves to be civilians, told the Judges what the Law was, and the Citizens in...
34436To James Madison from Philip Ludwell Grymes, 5 April 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have this day recd. under your enclosure my Commission as Attorney for the U States for the District of Orleans; by which I feel myself greatly honoured; and for which I offer to the President and Senate a solemn Assurance of Fidelity to my Country, in every Case of Official duty in which I shall be engaged; the only return that I can now make. Altho I have been most actively engaged for the...
34437To James Madison from George Johnston, Jr., 5 April 1808 (Madison Papers)
I take the liberty of enclosing to you a Copy of the Protest of Capt. Rockwell of the Ship William, of which I was part owner, one of several vessels, lately burnt on the Ocean by two french frigates. If the government of France, returning to a sense of justice, shall ever make compensation to the Citizens of the United States, for such wanton destruction of their property, it will be the more...
34438To James Madison from James Monroe, 5 April 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. yours of March 30th. with a list of the documents lately submitted to Congress, and the papers sent you from this place. I return to you those latter papers, on a presumption that you have not copies, of them, or rather the originals; if you have they can be of no use to you, & in that case I will thank you to send them back, or that you will send me copies at your leisure. My...
34439To Thomas Jefferson from Anonymous, 5 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Nearly two terms have elapsed, since you have been called to the Presidential Chair;—Your wisdom and moderation in guiding the helm of State, is admir’d by many: your good intentions and fidelity to your Country, are acknowledg’d by almost all your Countrymen & fellow Citizens.— Various religious Sects have united in calling you to the high and important Station, which you now fill;—unwilling...
34440From Thomas Jefferson to Mary Willis Daingerfield, 5 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I have this day remitted to the bank of Fredericksburg for the hire of your negroes & those of miss Sarah Dangerfield the last year the sum of five hundred & ninety Dollars, of which 239. D. are placed there in your name & subject to your order, and 351./590. D. in the name of miss Dangerfield & subject to her order, which will be paid accordingly without any special or further order from me....
34441From Thomas Jefferson to Jones & Howell, 5 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I now remit you the sum of 273. D. in an order from the bank of the US. at this place on that at Philadelphia, for nailrod furnished heretofore. I take this occasion of praying you to send to Messrs. Gibson & Jefferson for me, a further supply of two tons of nailrod, assorted as usual. I will thank you if at the same time you can procure and forward for me one of the large steel hand–mills for...
34442From Thomas Jefferson to David C. Ker, 5 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I beg leave to make use of your cover to deposit in the bank of Fredericksburg the sum of 590. D. now inclosed, of which 239. D. are to be placed to the credit of mrs Mary Dangerfield of Coventry & 351. D. to be placed to the credit of miss Sarah Dangerfield of the same place, and to be paid to their respective orders. Permit me to avail myself of this occasion of renewing to you the...
34443To Thomas Jefferson from William MacCreery, 5 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Agreeably to the conversation with which you honor’d me yesterday, on the Subject of the appointment of a successor to Mr. Christy, as collector of the Port of Baltimore, I now proceed to state on paper, distinctly & concisely the names & pretensions of those Gentlemen whom I then took the liberty of mentioning to you; and will begin now, as I did then, with my freind & Colleague Mr. Moore....
34444To Thomas Jefferson from Wilson Cary Nicholas, 5 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I find from a conversation with Mr. John Montgomery, that it wou’d be very grateful to him, to receive the appointment of collector of the port of Baltimore. The soundness of Mr. M— political principles his honor and integrity as a man, are without blemish. Other considerations you can appreciate better than I can. I am with the greatest respect & esteem Your most humble Serv. DNA : RG...
34445Notes on a Cabinet Meeting, 5 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Apr. 5. 08. present the 4. Secretaries. having now 100. gunboats building and about 70. in service, we agreed that 20. should be stationed at N. Orleans with 20. men in each, about half a dozen be kept in different places for enforcing the embargo with 8 or 10. men each, of the residue, keep on the stocks as many as we can by agreement, for preservn, and to all the rest allow 2. men each. let...
34446From Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Allyne Otis, 5 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to mr Otis and presuming the inclosed to be incompleatly copied (inasmuch as it does not say what the Senate determined on resuming the consideration) he returns it for correction DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
34447From Thomas Jefferson to John Shee, 5 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I now inclose you an order of the bank of this place on that of Philadelphia for 52.68 the amount of former disbursements you have been so kind as to make for me with my thanks & the assurances of my great esteem & respect. MHi : Coolidge Collection.
34448To Thomas Jefferson from James Sullivan, 5 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The day in Massachusetts, yesterday, was a day of uncommon exertions. The republicans seem to be assured of success; and their enemies despair. Before the Act of congress laying an embargo, they openly, and universally declared, that they did not mean to make any opposition in the election of Governor for the present year. The deep laid plot of Pickering’s letter, added to the embargo, gave...
34449From Abigail Smith Adams to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, 4 April 1808 (Adams Papers)
It is a long time since I wrote you, or rather since I sent a Letter, for an unfinished one has lain by so long that like an old Almanack it is out of date. The writing Spirit is not always present, and it is shy and coy. If you do not frequently solisit it, neglect is sure to be followed by indifference, and indifference by disgust; I need not any other prompter at present than the desire I...
34450From James Madison to William Pinkney, 4 April 1808 (Madison Papers)
Since my last of Mar. 21. by Mr. Rose, I have had the pleasure of your two letters of Decr. 21 & Jany. 24. That of Decr. 10. has also been recd. These favors have been accompanied by packets of Newspapers and the several pamphlets following. 1. Exposition of British orders in Council 2. Notifications orders &ca 3. Orders in Council. Examination of &c. (Brougham) 4. Roscoe’s pamphlet 5. Lowe’s...