1To James Madison from William Eustis, 18 March 1809 (Madison Papers)
Being absent from town I did not ⟨rec⟩eive untill the evening of the 15th. your Letter of the 7th instant accompanied with a Commission of Secretary to the war department. Impressed with a just sense of the honor conferred on me by this distinguished mark of your confidence, and by the very obliging manner in which it was communicated, I have delayed an answer no longer than was necessary to...
2To James Madison from William Eustis, 11 April 1809 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor of proposing for your approbation, Asa Payne and Joel Johnson, of Kentucky, to be appointed Cadets in the Regiment of Artillerists, in the service of the United States. Accept Sir assurances of my high respect and consideration RC ( PHi ); letterbook copy ( DNA : RG 107, Letters Sent to the President). On the recto of the RC , JM wrote “Approved” and his initials. This appears...
3Memorandum from William Eustis, [15 May] 1809 (Madison Papers)
Under the act of April 1808 “raising for a limited time an additional military force” the officers have been generally appointed—the recruiting service has been successful as will appear by a return of the army —a detachment of two thousand men (and consisting of 37 companies) from the general regiments has been sent to New Orleans under the immediate orders of the commander in chief. The...
4To James Madison from William Eustis, 2 June 1809 (Madison Papers)
In obedience to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 27th. of May requesting the President of the United States to cause the Secretary of War to lay before the house an estimate of the sums necessary to compleat the fortifications commenced or contemplated, and also the amount of any deficiency of former appropriations for this object, I have the honor to state That of the...
5To James Madison from William Eustis, 27 July 1809 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to inform you of my arrival in this city on the last evening. The very extraordinary and unexpected turn which the negociation with Mr Erskine has taken and the entire uncertainty of the measures which are to ensue render it doubtful in my own mind whether to proceed or to await your commands at this place. In the course of the few days which may be usefully employed in...
6To James Madison from William Eustis, 10 September 1809 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to acknowledge your Letter of the 30th of August. Instructions are forwarded by this mail to Genl. Wilkinson to repair to the seat of Govt. By the last letters received from the General (dated Aug. 10th) it is expected he will have reached the vicinity of Fort Adams or Natches with the troops, or at least the greater part of them, by the time Genl. Hampton who will take the...
7William Eustis to Thomas Jefferson, 25 October 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
Arriving at the seat of Government a few days since I find your very kind letter of the 6 th instant . Be pleased to receive my grateful acknowlegement of the favorable terms in which you express your approbation of my appointment to an office, the arduous duties of which I wish it was in my power more satisfactorily to discharge. In my native state and in New Hampshire I derived great...
8Memorandum from William Eustis, [ca. 24 November] 1809 (Madison Papers)
The fortifications which had been commenced on the seaboard, as will appear by a statement from the war department, are in many parts compleated, furnished with cannon and capable of affording a respectable defence. But another season will be required to finish the works in the harbour of New York, those at N. Orleans and in some other places where they have been delayed by unavoidable causes....
9To James Madison from William Eustis, 30 January 1810 (Madison Papers)
In obedience to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 22 Instant, I have the honor to transmit you the following returns, marked A. B & C. A. Exhibits a General return of the troops of the United states composing the Military peace establishment and the Additional military force, specifying the particular force of each Regiment and Corps, taken from the latest returns received by...
10To John Adams from William Eustis, 10 March 1810 (Adams Papers)
I have this morning a disposition to intrude upon your retirement, to save you the trouble of enquiring, and to enable you to correct in your own mind the rumours which will reach your ear in consequence of advices received by the British packet. In an unofficial letter from Mr Pinckney, dated Jan: 4th. that gentleman states the substance of a conference held with the Marquis of Wellesley,...