4421To James Madison from Pierre Samuel Du Pont de Nemours, 18 January 1816 (Madison Papers)
J’ai l’honneur d’envoyer à Votre Excellence un petit Mémoire Sur la Question qui occupe actuellement le Congrès relativement aux Manufactures. Je tâcherai d’engager Mr. Patterson, ou Mr. Guillemer, ou Mr Duane à le traduire en Anglais. Dans l’un des deux premiers cas, je le ferais imprimer. Dans l’autre, il Serait naturellement placé au Journal du Traducteur. Je fais très peu de progrès dans...
4422To James Madison from Thomas Heath, 18 January 1816 (Madison Papers)
Having this day Read your Proclamation respecting the People setld on Publick Land, it is said their that they are uninformed or eavil disposed people may it pleas your Excelencey this is a rong representation but they are generally poor people and at this time a very distrssed set of people as ever I saw of whome your presant oretor make one of the number the staple Comodity of our Country is...
4423To James Madison from Asher Robbins, 18 January 1816 (Madison Papers)
I beg permission to address this letter directly to the President; its contents will be my apology. I have been informed thro. a friend at washington, that some person or persons there, at the instigation of my Enemy here, are meditating an attempt to prejudice the mind of the President against my official conduct, to effect my removal from office, & to open a vacancy for a favorite of that...
4424To James Madison from James Brown, 18 January 1816 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From James Brown. 18 January 1816. “Mr Brown” accepts JM ’s “polite invitation for Saturday next.” RC ( PHi ). 1 p. Unsigned; in hand of James Brown, senator from Louisiana.
4425To James Madison from Clabon Harris, 20 January 1816 (Madison Papers)
In viewing our last Papers we find it very Distressing news for us to be obliged to move of[f] of the Public lands—which will Distress Not less then 500 families—in order for your Honour to be in possession of our Distress Situation I thought Proper to inform you we are at least 300 Milds from any State the news Reached us two late to Purchase lands on the tombigbee—and all that is worth...
4426To James Madison from Harry Toulmin, 20 January 1816 (Madison Papers)
I almost blush at my own presumption when I take the liberty of addressing you upon the present occasion. There is not a man in America, who has more uniformly than myself felt a confidence in the principles and wisdom of the national executive: and if a knowledge of local circumstances, induce me to become a humble petitioner in behalf of thousands around me; I trust it will be ascribed to...
4427To James Madison from William Clark, 22 January 1816 (Madison Papers)
By the request of the Legislative Council and house of Representatives of this Territory—I have the honor to enclose you their Resolutions, “Conserning the Indian Lands Claimed in the County of St. Gennevieve and Cape Gerredou.” From the partial reference to the Recorder Books at this place, it would appear that the Showonees and Delawars, by virtue of a permission from the Baron Carondelet...
4428To James Madison from Charles Jared Ingersoll, 22 January 1816 (Madison Papers)
I have received to day, by the way of England, the enclosed papers from Canton in China, which I lay before your Excellency in compliance with the request to that effect—Subscribing myself your faithful and obedient servant RC ( DNA : RG 59, ML). The enclosure was Daniel Stansbury and others to JM , ca. March 1815 ( PJM-PS, Robert A. Rutland et al., eds., The Papers of James Madison:...
4429To James Madison from William Lee, 23 January 1816 (Madison Papers)
Mr Espie, the President of the College at St Foy in this department, has sent me the packet accompanying this, to be forwarded to you. He has the reputation of a man of great science, and litterature, and being a great admirer of our institutions, he intends I am told dedicating one of his works to you. If you should think proper to reply to his letter, I will take care that it reaches him....
4430To James Madison from Jared Mansfield, 23 January 1816 (Madison Papers)
Attached to your person from principle, & a grateful sense of the honors, & favours, at different times conferred on me, it is with reluctance, that I venture to intrude for a moment, amidst your more important concerns. My duty however, as a member of the mil. Staff here, appears to require, that I afford information of affairs in my own province, which may be of consequence to Government,...