James Madison Papers

To James Madison from Daniel Kincheloe, 26 May 1815

From Daniel Kincheloe

Clarksburg va. May 26th 1815

Sir,

Being a Connection & having some personal acquaintance with you, induces me to address you thus; My brother-in-law Genl. John G. Jackson, rather dissuaded me from Continuing in the peace establishment, which Caused me to dicline Coming forward in due time to be retained in Service—believing that vacancies will occur on account of nonacceptance, I have therefore decided on remaining in the Army, And with a reliance on my personal merit, I have taken the liberty to Solicit your interference to that effect.1 I have the Hon. to be very Respectfully Sir, Yr. Mo. Obt. Servt.

Daniel Kincheloe
Capt. 3rd. Rifle Regt.

RC (DNA: RG 94, Letters Received, filed under “Kincheloe”). Docketed by Alexander J. Dallas: “Lt. Kincheloe.”

1. Kincheloe was honorably discharged from the army on 15 June 1815. He was not reinstated, but on 15 Mar. 1816 he received an appointment as collector of direct taxes for Virginia’s fourth collection district (Heitman, Historical Register description begins Francis B. Heitman, Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army, from Its Organization, September 29, 1789, to March 2, 1903 (2 vols.; 1903; reprint, Baltimore, 1994). description ends , 1:598; PJM-PS description begins Robert A. Rutland et al., eds., The Papers of James Madison: Presidential Series (9 vols. to date; Charlottesville, Va., 1984–). description ends 6:591 n. 1).

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    To James Madison from Daniel Kincheloe, 26 May 1815
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    Kincheloe, Daniel
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    Madison, James
    Date
    26 May 1815

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    “To James Madison from Daniel Kincheloe, 26 May 1815,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/03-09-02-0330. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Presidential Series, vol. 9, 19 February 1815–12 October 1815, ed. Angela Kreider, J. C. A. Stagg, Mary Parke Johnson, and Anne Mandeville Colony. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2018, p. 336.]