157141To James Madison from Anthony Charles Cazenove, 6 September 1811 (Madison Papers)
I have been honoured with your letter of 22d. Ulto. containing an order for a pipe of Messrs Murdoch’s L. P. Madeira Wine which went forward per brig Louisa McNamara & expect the wine will come out in her. There is no doubt but these gentlemen’s wine improved by one or two years of our climate will prove of a very superior quality, & I hope merit your attention. I beg leave to express my hope...
157142To James Madison from Pierre Samuel DuPont de Nemours, 6 September 1811 (Madison Papers)
J’ai l’honneur d’envoyer à Votre Excellence des Mémoires Sur la vie d’un Grand Homme, dont je vous ai déja fait passer les Oeuvres , où vous aurez vu combien votre République naissante lui donnait d’esperance et lui inspirait d’attachement. Ces Mémoires complettent l’Edition. Ils vous Seront portés par une branche de ma Famille qui me précede dans mon retour aux Etats-Unis. Elle est composée...
157143To James Madison from the Inhabitants of St. Clair County, Illinois Territory, 6 September 1811 (Madison Papers)
In approaching the chief Magistrate of our country, we should not do Justice to our feelings, were we to neglect expressing our confidence in his administration, and our sincere respect and esteem for his person. And, although we are situated far from the seat of our National government; and not possessed of the best means of information respecting our National concerns—we humbly conceive,...
157144To James Madison from Benjamin Henry Latrobe, 6 September 1811 (Madison Papers)
It was my intention to have undertaken the survey of the line of the Western Navigation of the State of New York, and I had already accepted the Office of Engineer offered to me by the Commissioners of that State, when you left the city. But on reconsidering the duty I have to perform for the Navy department here, & the injury which so long an absence might occasion to my other concerns I...
157145To James Madison from an Unidentified Correspondent, 6 September 1811 (Madison Papers)
“Illustrious” Madison! canting “Fellow Citizen”!!! ☞ ☞ ☞ I hope you and all your infernal Set, are now in the Suds : if you are not yet, a post or two, will convince you. War, has taken place, between Britain, and the United States; you may recollect this, & credit anonymous’ account, in future . All , that I have predicted, & warned you of, will come to pass. A commence , you will hear of,...
157146To James Madison from Benjamin Rush, 6 September 1811 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 6 September 1811. Acknowledged in JM to Rush, 20 Sept. 1811 . Forwards a copy of a pamphlet received from the earl of Buchan.
157147Thomas Jefferson to Francis Eppes, 6 September 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of Aug. 19 . came to hand only 4. or 5. days ago. I should have answered it by post hat had not Martin arrived with your second. I am glad to learn you are becoming a Roman, which a familiarity with their history will certainly make you. the putting you into qui, quae, quod , was only to strengthen your memory, which you may do quite as well by getting pieces of poetry by heart....
157148Thomas Jefferson to John Wayles Eppes, 6 September 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
I had before learned with great concern your affliction with the rheumatism. your remedy of the cold bath is new to me, except a single instance of the wife of an overseer of mine who uses the cold bath every day of her life, and the day she omits it, has a return of Rheumatic symptoms. I have had an attack of it myself for two months past, confined a part of the time, without fever, and...
157149Thomas Jefferson to Randolph Jefferson, 6 September 1811 (Jefferson Papers)
Our sis worthy sister Carr has at length yielded to the wasting complaint which has for two or three years been gaining upon her. without any increase of pain, or any other than her gradual decay, she exi expired three days ago, and was yesterday deposited here by the side of the companion who had been taken from her 38. years before. she had the happiness, and it is a great one, of seeing all...
157150From John Adams to Boston Patriot, 7 September 1811 (Adams Papers)
The preliminaries of peace were signed and I was weary of writing in the night. I do not find that I kept any journal during the remainder of the winter, until the month of May, 1783. I spent my time in looking at France, in the court and the city, in the theatres, churches, and especially in the palace, where the courts of justice are held. This survey of the laws, government, history,...