851James Madison to Silas M. Stilwell, 28 September 1831 (Madison Papers)
I received a few days ago your letter of the 14th., and thank you for the "Report and Statute on the abolition of imprisonment for debt." My great age, with a crippled state of my health, restraining me from the task of examining the subject in all its principles & provisions, I must content myself with saying that I have read the Report with pleasure and instruction, and that the statute...
852James Madison to Henry Clagett, 27 September 1831 (Madison Papers)
I recd. several days ago your letter of the 20th. Not hearing from Mr. Randolph, on the subject of it I infer some obstacle on his part, or mistake on yours; and have forwarded your letter to him & Genl. Cocke. They will doubtless feel every readines to gratify the wishes of Mrs. Mason, unless the case be found beyond the discretion of the Ex Comee. respects & good wishes (DLC) .
853James Madison to Thomas Jefferson Randolph, 26 September 1831 (Madison Papers)
The inclosed letter was recd. several days ago. I infer from its not being followed by one from you, that the writer mistook your intention. Be good eno’ to do in the case what you & Genl. Cocke, think best; or if he cannot be conveniently consulted, what you think <is>, being assured of my concurrence. The case I believe belongs to the Faculty. But if they have scruples, it must rest with the...
854James Bradford to James Madison, 26 September 1831 (Madison Papers)
I take great liberty in addressing myself to you—but you will permit me to presume upon the acquaintance that I had the honor & pleasure to make during the convention at Richmond in 1829—as also upon the relations on which my father stood with you in long gone days. Already in the course of my short life & career have I suffered under the imputations & reflecions that my father had been...
855James Madison to John Quincy Adams, 23 September 1831 (Madison Papers)
J. Madison, with his best respects to Mr. Adams, thanks him for the copy of his "Eulogy on the Life & Character of James Monroe" Not only must the friends of Mr Monroe be gratified by the just & happy tribute paid to his memory: The Historian also will be a debtor for the interesting materials and the eloquent samples of the use to be made of them, which will be found in its pages. RC (MHi :...
856James Madison to Nicholas P. Trist, 23 September 1831 (Madison Papers)
Interruptions from my Rheumatism and a succession of less unwelcome guests have delayed the thanks now rendered for your several printed communications, particularly, the Pamphlet of Mr. E. and the paper headed "Nullification Theory". The former is an able & well written performance; and will be denied this character by few of the adverse party. If the latter does not silence the adversary,...
857Tench Ringgold to James Madison, 23 September 1831 (Madison Papers)
In conformity to my promise, I applied to Mr L Lee for the information you want relative to his Fathers papers. I now enclose you his answer to my letter, in which you will find he states, that, in all probability, the information you want may be obtained without difficulty at the university. I have not heard, as yet, from the friend in Philadelphia who has promised to give me information as...
858James Madison to [Thomas Waters Griffith], 22 September 1831 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. Sir your letter of the 16th. with the printed observations inclosed. I feel the respect due to the friendly sentiments it expresses; but must decline the task you mark out for me. If I had not already had occasion to make public my general views of the power<s> of Congress on the subject of encouraging manufactures, & the general principles which ought to regulate the exercise of...
859William Maury to James Madison, 17 September 1831 (Madison Papers)
I send in the Ship which bears your < >, a hamper filled with soil, in which are planted as many Strawberry runners as I could insert, & I have directed Capt. Garrick to give them in charge, either of Mr S Mon<clure> of Petersburg or Richard Anderson of Richmond, either of whom I direct to forward to you—they are intended for Mrs Madison’s garden, & are of the kind termed "Vi<cese>s...
860Nicholas P. Trist to James Madison, 17 September 1831 (Madison Papers)
The enclosed is a communication to the Enquirer, not yet published , which I have got printed at the Globe office, and sent to the E. in its present shape, to avoid the typographical errors which, had it been sent in M. S., would have been sure to occur, & to mar the sense. If the Lynchb Jeffersonian speak the truth, Mr Walsh pronounces Mr. Calhoun’s piece to be unanswerable , and another...
861James Madison to Joseph C. Cabell, 16 September 1831 (Madison Papers)
I did not receive your pamphlet till a few days ago; and your letter of the 29th. Ult. till yesterday. I thank you for the former which did not need the apology it contains to me. I am not surprized at the good reception it meets with. The views it presents of its topics, and the documents & extracts enforcing them, form an appeal to intelligent readers that could not be without effect in...
862Thomas W. Griffith to James Madison, 16 September 1831 (Madison Papers)
As the subject of the remarks contained in the inclosed may not be unacceptible to you, I respectfully submit them; and hope they may give occasion to a further exposition of your views on the powers granted the Federal Government, in relation to Commerce and Manufactures. I claim no other right to give the public my opinion, than that which may be derived from years, and it cannot, I trust,...
863Silas M. Stilwell to James Madison, 14 September 1831 (Madison Papers)
I trust the subject to which I call your attention will be a sufficient apology for the intrusion on your notice; and excuse me in the mind of one to whom the Citizens of the Union and of the world, are so largely indebted for a correct knowledge of the rights of men and the laws by which communities should be governed, I submit for your consideration and opinion the report of a committee of...
864James Madison to Elisha Smith, 11 September 1831 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. Sir, your letter of the 24th ulto in which you request my opinion on several points involved in the question of the Bank of the U. S. It might not be proper at any time & especially at the present, to advance mere opinions in such a case, without discussing the grounds on wch’ they rest. And this is a task which I may be excused from undertaking at the age I have reached, now the...
865Robley Dunglison to James Madison, 8 September 1831 (Madison Papers)
A Letter has been received recently from Mr Long, in which, I regret to say, it is stated, that after three years of Turbulence, the affairs of the London University seem to be drawing to a Crisis, and that a fortnight will determine whether he still may continue attached to it. In the "Observer" which I send you, you will discover manifest evidence that the affairs of the university are not...
866Robert Walsh to James Madison, 4 September 1831 (Madison Papers)
Be pleased to accept my best acknowledgments for the memoranda concerning the excellent Bishop Madison. I found them on my table, on my return from a journey, a few days ago. A sketch has been sent to Boston for the Encyclopædia Americana, but I fear it will be too late. I shall use the materials for another form of publication, & will then return them to you. I unite with the whole mass of...
867Joseph C. Cabell to James Madison, 29 August 1831 (Madison Papers)
I send you by the mail which will convey you this letter, a copy of a pamphlet which I have circulated in this county on the occasion of the recent election, and when you open it, you will be surprized to find that it is the vindication of my course in the Legislature on the subject of the Anti-tariff Resolutions, which I wrote & declined to publish two years ago, and that I have taken the...
868James Madison to Bernard Peyton, 28 August 1831 (Madison Papers)
I have 4 Hhds of Tobo on the road which will arrive soon after this; and which you will make the most of according to their quality & the state of the Market. 2 of the Hhds best of the lugs--l stemmed of inferior lugs. 1 unstemmed. The main cause of the inferior quality of the Crop, was as you suppose the want of rain. The soil was fresh & of the mountain fertility. Please to send by the...
869The Residents of Kanawha County to James Madison, 27 August 1831 (Madison Papers)
THE undersigned have the honor to transmit herewith a copy of the proceedings of a numerous meeting of the citizens of Kanawha County, held at the Court house on Saturday the 27th inst, pursuant to public notice, to which they beg leave to call your immediate and earnest attention. The undersigned represent the feelings of their fellow citizens of Kanawha, when they express the deep interest...
870Elisha Smith to James Madison, 24 August 1831 (Madison Papers)
I have read with much pleasure and instruction your late letter to Mr Ingersol on the U. S. Bank. It has been the pleasure of the citizens of this County to honur me with a seat in the Legislature. The expediency of re-charting that institution I know will command the attention of the next Legislature. My prepossessions are in favor of the Bank. As to its Constitutionality it is not now to be...
871James Madison to Robert Walsh, 22 August 1831 (Madison Papers)
I inclose the answer of Mr. Scott on the subject of Bishop Madison, as just received that you may extract the materials suited to your object. The intellectual power and diversified learning of the Bishop may justly be spoken of in strong terms; and few men have equally deserved the praise due to a model of all the virtues social, domestic, and personal which adorn and endear the human...
872Isaac A. Coles to James Madison, 18 August 1831 (Madison Papers)
This will be handed you by my friend Mr. John Barney of Baltimore, who proposes to call & pay his respects to you on his way Home, & though formerly known to you, I have offered him this introduction, fearing that you might not recollect him after an interval of so many years. He is the son of the commodore & lately a representative of the City of Baltimore in Congress. Mrs. Coles unites in...
873James Madison to Frank Carr, 11 August 1831 (Madison Papers)
Yours of the 9th. was handed to me by Mr. Jacobs. I could give him no direct information on the subject of his enquiries; but referred him to sources, on his route which may perhaps be of some avail to him. I have continued the use of the medicine, which I owe to your friendly attention. But if it has had any effect it has been merely to slacken the increase of my Rheumatic complaints which...
874Frank Carr to James Madison, 9 August 1831 (Madison Papers)
This will be handed you by Mr. Jacobs principal of the deaf & Dumb asylum, Danville Kentucky. He visits Virginia for the purpose of investigating some revolutionary claims of Majr. Robert Powell, & has been informed that you might be able to give him some information which might be of service to him. With this view he has requested a letter of introduction. May I ask whether your Rheumatism...
875James Madison to Louis Serurier, 5 August 1831 (Madison Papers)
We are glad to learn by your kind letter of the 30th. Ult: that you all got safe back to Washington in spite of the scorching heat of the Tavern, and the stewing ordeal of the Steamboat: and are particularly gratified that the temporary exchange, so easily repeated, of the Banks of the Potomac, for our Mountain Climate, proved so agreeable. It is not the less to be understood however, that the...
876James Madison to Simon Bernard, 3 August 1831 (Madison Papers)
J. Madison presents his respects to General Bernard and asks the favor of him to take charge of the inclosed letter for General Lafayette RC (ICU) .
877James Madison to Lafayette, 3 August 1831 (Madison Papers)
My last letter of Decr. 12th. was written with a hope that Genl. Bernard then abt. to visit France, would be the bearer; but it did not, I suspect, overtake him. I hope however it did not miscarry altogether. I inclose this to him in confidence that it will reach New York before the Packet sails. The General is so fully acquainted with our affairs, great & small , that you can have every thing...
878James Madison to John Quincy Adams, 2 August 1831 (Madison Papers)
J. Madison presents his best respects to Mr. Adams, and thanks him for the Copy of his Oration on the 4th. of July. It is recommended to the public attention; not only by the characteristic ability & eloquence of the author; but by some of the views taken of its topics, which render it particularly interesting. RC (MHi : Adams Papers).
879James Madison to John G. Palfrey, 2 August 1831 (Madison Papers)
J. Madison, with his respects to Professor Palfrey thanks him for the Copy of his Address on the 4th. of July. It well rewards the perusal, by the patriotic sentiments & judicious observations so well applied to the occasion. RC (MH) ; draft (DLC) .
880Edward Coles to James Madison, 1 August 1831 (Madison Papers)
Received of James Madison one hundred and twenty dollars in full of interest on his note up to May 1831. which amount I have entered on the back of the said note— Ms (ICHi) .