641To James Madison from Stephen Van Rensselaer, 4 February 1823 (Madison Papers)
Pardon the liberty I take of troubling you with the enclosed address and beg the favor of your opinion of the project. Any improvements that may occur to you will cheerfully be adopted. We look up to you as the great Patron of Agriculture. In our State we propose establishing an Agrictr School & I have offered a farm to the Board of Agriculture for a pattern farm if the Legislature will...
642To James Madison from George Joy, 5 February 1823 (Madison Papers)
I wrote you on the 30th Ult: to take the first Conveyance from London or Liverpool; and I now find my Letter will go by the Packet of the 8th Inst. from the latter port, for which this may possibly be in time. I ought to have added, as I had here no Copy of my Letter to Captn. Pott, that my Instructions to him were to change the direction of the parcel from his name to yours and either send it...
643To James Madison from Robert Mackay, 6 February 1823 (Madison Papers)
Under cover herewith you receive your account, Shewing a balance in my favour of $17.24 Which you will no doubt at Some early day desire to be paid. With esteem, RC ( DLC ). Docketed by JM.
644To James Madison from Elisha Callender, 16 February 1823 (Madison Papers)
Your favor of 16 April came in due cource to hand, a leisure moment now offers, to notice the contents; I have Sir, a full view of your Just observations, on the cultivation of the olive in your State, which I greatly regret. On mature reflection, Since writing you, I have had my doubts, whether the climate of your State, was not two intemperate, to indulge much hope of Success. I flatter my...
645To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 16 February 1823 (Madison Papers)
You already know that the legislature has authorised the literary board to lend us another 60.000 D. It is necessary we should act on this immediately so far as to accept the loan, that we may engage our workmen before they enter into other undertakings for the season. But the badness of the roads, the uncertainty of the weather and the personal inconvenience of a journey to the members of our...
646To James Madison from George W. Spotswood, 17 February 1823 (Madison Papers)
The Legislature of Va. having appropriated a sum of money to be applied to the finishing of the University, I presume that Institution will be in operation the next year. I will take the liberty, of again, soliciting your Friendly influence in my behalf, in obtaining a Stewartship, and if the request should not be considered unreasonable, I beg your goodness, in naming the subject to Mr....
647To James Madison from Jedidiah Morse, 20 February 1823 (Madison Papers)
I have just read, in Niles’ Register, your letter to Lt. Governor Barry, on the subject of a “general system of Education.[”] The sentiments you have expressed in this Letter, are so just & excellent, & comport so well with the present state of the World, & specially of our own favored country, that I cannot but thank you for them, & express my hope, that, from the influence you have acquired...
648To James Madison from Mason Locke Weems, [21 February 1823] (Madison Papers)
This is just to tell you that the Life of Wm. Penn is launchd. and, thank Heaven, nearly half seas over, of the 1st. Edition. It is not for me to open my lips about it—but I am happy to know that sundry great men—of the Bench, also, to my huge amazement, of the Pulpit, are pleasd to say of it, as Mr Monroe at first reading of it said of my Marion—that, it is a book that will travel . However...
649To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 24 February 1823 (Madison Papers)
I have read mr. Cox’s letters and some of his papers, which I now return you. It is impossible for me to write to him. With two crippled hands I abandon writing but from the most urgent necessities; and above all things I should not meddle in a Presidential election, nor even express a sentiment on the subject of the Candidates. As you propose to write to him, will you be so good as to add a...
650To James Madison from Peter Perpignan, 26 February 1823 (Madison Papers)
Inclosed you will find the smallest representation, of our departed patriot Genl. Geoe. Washington, that has ever been presented to our Countryman. Should you be pleased to accept it, your answer, to its reception, will Serve Your friend and fellow Citizen RC ( DLC ). Docketed by JM. Enclosure not identified. Peter Perpignan was a watchmaker and jeweler who had a shop at 356 North Front...