33881To James Madison from Meriwether Lewis, 28 May 1808 (Madison Papers)
My bill of exchange No. 1 of this date in favor of P. Provenchere or order is on account of his services in translating and copying certain laws of this territory, as pr. acct. rendered and receipted by said Provenchere and now on file in my office. Your Obt. Servt. Printed Source--Clarence Edwin Carter et al., eds. The Territorial Papers of the United States. 27 vols. (Washington, D.C.,...
33882To Thomas Jefferson from Albert Gallatin, 28 May 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The enclosed letters from Lake Champlain shew that we have not been properly supported by the people & that the love of gain & British agency had rendered the stoppage of intercourse so unpopular that even Sailly & others truly friendly characters were afraid to act. I have of course written to the dist. attorney to institute prosecutions &a.—But although the waters are low & nothing more can...
33883To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Harrison, 28 May 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
When I contemplate arduous Crisis in public affairs; The unremitting perserverence to a system of Pacification; and the difficulties Your Excellency has to encounter, in reconciling the Passions and temporary emoluments of the Citizens of the U. S with their permanent Interests—I am struck with awe to find any interruption to your pacific method of coercing Injustice —I am fully sensible that...
33884To Thomas Jefferson from Samuel Harrison, 28 May 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The above letter I once shewed to Excellency; you felt desirous that the Facts stated might be confirmed if true—I have since that time conversed with Dr Peters upon the subject who says that he is willing to Attest to their truth before a Magistrate and believes that there are Persons yet living in the vicinity of Hebron who will make the same Attestation. To your (superior) Philosophical...
33885To Thomas Jefferson from Charles Pinckney, 28 May 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I have the honour to recieve your favour of the 6 May & shall govern myself by the instructions therein contained.—I have also the honour to inclose to you the proceedings of the federal Circuit Court on the same & shall wait your further instructions—the Consumption of this City & neighbourhood is about 3000 Barrells a month which comes from Philadelphia Richmond & Baltimore & I shall give...
33886To James Madison from John Graham, 27 May 1808 (Madison Papers)
I had the Honor to receive this Morning your Letter of the 21st. with its inclosures. I immediately went to the Treasury, to hand the Papers which related to Mr E. Livingston’s Business to Mr Gallatin, for he has not as yet set off for Phia.; but I did not find him at his Office. I therefore left the Papers. They will probably go on to NewYork by tomorrows Mail, for Mr Livingston has written...
33887To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 27 May 1808 (Madison Papers)
I suppose the object of the inclosed information was to obtain a pardon; but as Judge Potter’s means of information respecting the opinion of the Supreme court in a like case may be imperfect, I think it would be best that the Attorney General should enquire into the case, and say whether a pardon ought to go on the ground of the illegality of the judgment. I propose to leave this for...
33888To James Madison from George W. Erving, 27 May 1808 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Young, charged with my last dispatch, dated 14th. to 23rd. Inst., left this on the morning of the th., with an order from this Government for the discharge of a ny vessel which he might select amongst those detained at Algeciras under the "blockade" decrees. That dispatch con tained a copy of my note to the Minister of State of Ma y. 5th., (No. 6.) and I mentioned that his Highness the...
33889To James Madison from James McCann, 27 May 1808 (Madison Papers)
Confirming in every respect the Contents of what I had the ho nor of addressing you on the 19th. instant via England the object of the present will be to hand you the Madrid Gazette by which you will be informed of the fate of the ro yal family of this Kingdom. We have these some days past a large con voy with Troops off this Port, Fourteen Ships of the line, a number of Frigates Brigs. I am...
33890To James Madison from Lachlan or Zachariah Vowles, 27 May 1808 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Dunbar has been in the habit for several years last past, of sending to Norfolk, from time to time, small parcels of Green or undried Indian Corn Meal, which the inhabitants of that place & Portsmouth regularly want, & in Summer more than any other Season, in so much that the price has, in some instances been 9 @ 10S. P bushell notwithstanding the supplies occasionally from James River as...