311To James Madison from John S. Barbour, 27 January 1820 (Madison Papers)
The Commissioner of the Chancery Court, (Acting in obedience to the order relating to the Rents of which I apprised you at a former period) has made up his account and report which I this day saw filed among the papers, by which the deft. B. G. Ward is charged with rents for Seven years @ 20$ per ann: interest thereon to the 1st. day of the present year, making in the aggregate 173.50/100$....
312To James Madison from Edmond Kelly, [ca. 29] January 1820 (Madison Papers)
Ten days after the date of my last letter I read a Memorial of the Citizens of Pensilvenia to Congress stating the necessity for domestic manufactures it was well written but except a short extract of a former report of the new Committee of Commerce & manufactures the later part was defective. It ought to have shewed the amount of Imported british merchandise & manufactures & if it could not...
313To James Madison from Cumberland D. Williams, 29 January 1820 (Madison Papers)
By this mail I have forwarded to your address a Pamphlet on “The Causes of the present commercial embarrassment of the U. States with a plan of reform of the Circulating Medium,” with the hope that you will peruse, and if entitled to notice pass your opinion upon it with your accustomed frankness. No pretentions are made as to the style; The subject is one about which much has been said and...
314To James Madison from Francis Preston, 30 January 1820 (Madison Papers)
I have prevailed on myself under great feeling and anxiety to drop you a few lines on one among the most afflicting circumstances that ever has occurred to me I mean the unfortunate affair of my Brother being a defaulter to the public treasury over which he presided, to the amount of about 80,000 dollars—an affair of which I was entirely ignorant until four days before the disclosure. You can...
315To James Madison from Bushrod Washington, 31 January 1820 (Madison Papers)
I have postponed answering your favor of the 18th Ulto. until this time hoping that a more favorable change in the weather & the removal of a Cold which I have had for some time, would have permitted me without imprudence to go into an outhouse where my papers are kept and to select those you want. In both of these respects I have been disappointed, and as I must leave home in a day or two for...
316To James Madison from James Monroe, 5 February 1820 (Madison Papers)
I send you herewith the principal documents which have been printed since the commencment of the Session. Should any be omitted, or should there be any information on any point not touched by them, which you may desire, or [ sic ] being so advised, I will communicate it. The Missouri question, as it is call’d, still engages the attention of Congress, & will probably do it, much longer. The...
317To James Madison from Langdon Cheves, 7 February 1820 (Madison Papers)
I take the liberty to introduce to your Acquaintance & to recommend to your Notice Mr. John Labouchere. Mr. L. has visited the United States for the Purpose of becoming Acquainted with the Country & its distinguished men, I can not therefore do him a greater favour than to make him Acquainted with you. Mr. L. is a Very intelligent & interesting Young Gentleman. He is the Son of Mr Labouchere...
318To James Madison from Samuel Wyllys Pomeroy, 7 February 1820 (Madison Papers)
Having been highly gratified & instructed, by the perusal of your address to the Agricultural Society of Albemarle in may last—I take the liberty of forwarding herewith, enclosed, the last number of the Massts. Agricul. Journal; & to request your attention to a letter in that publication, on “dairy Stock,” in which I have hinted at the expediency of introducing the practice of Spaying heifers...
319To James Madison from Enoch Reynolds, 8 February 1820 (Madison Papers)
In the summer of 1816, you did me the honor to subscribe for two copies of the splendid edition of the Declaration of Independence, then in hand, and now published by Mr. John Binns’ of Philada. The copies are now received by me, for the subscribers which I obtained, at ten dollars each. I have also received some in elegant frames, the prices of which including the prints and glass complete...
320To James Madison from James Barbour, 10 February 1820 (Madison Papers)
The Missouri question in its consequences threatens the tranquility if not the dissolution of the Union. Altho in the Senate we have a large majority against restriction yet in the House of Representatives the majority is decidedly the other way. And upon the exclusion of Slavery from the territories there is a Majority in both Houses. It has been proposed by the most moderate to compromise...