James Madison

March 4, 1809 to March 4, 1817

Year

Date

Document Title

1809

March 4, 1809

Madison’s First Inaugural Address

 

April 19, 1809

Madison’s Proclamation on the Erskine Agreement

 

May 23, 1809

Madison’s Message to the Special Session Congress

 

November 29, 1809

Madison’s First Annual Message to Congress

1810

1810

Joint Resolution on Citizens with Foreign Titles

 

March 23, 1810

Rambouillet Decree

 

March 30, 1810

Law Funding Experiments of Torpedo or Submarine Explosion

 

May 1, 1810

Macon’s Bill No. 2

 

August 12, 1810

Tecumseh’s Speech to Governor Harrison

 

October 27, 1810

Madison’s Proclamation Taking Possession of Parts of Florida

 

November 2, 1810

Madison’s Proclamation on Revival of Non-Intercourse Act Against England

 

December 5, 1810

Madison’s Second Annual Message to Congress

 

March 16, 1810

Fletcher v. Peck

1811

January 3, 1811

Madison’s Secret Message to Congress Concerning Florida

 

January 15, 1811

Joint Resolution Relative to Occupying of the Floridas

 

January 15, 1811

Law Enabling the President to take possession of the Floridas

 

February 20, 1811

Law Enabling Territory of Orleans to form State Government

 

February 21, 1811

Madison’s Veto of the Episcopal Church Bill

 

March 3, 1811

Law Enabling the President to take possession of the Floridas

 

Beginning July 18, 1811

Mr. Hunt's Account of the Journey of the Overland Party From St. Louis Through the Rocky Mountains to the Columbia River Mouth  (From the Lost Diary)

 

November 5, 1811

Madison’s Third Annual Message to Congress

1812

1812

Resolution Asking President to Set a Day of Public Humiliation & Prayer

 

January 2, 1812

Law Authorizing President to Raise Rangers

 

March 1, 1812

Jackson’s Call for Volunteers {excerpt}

 

April 8, 1812

Law Admitting Louisiana into the Union

 

May 20, 1812

Law Extending Suffrage to Illinois Territory

 

May 22, 1812

Law Supplementary to Admission of Louisiana

 

June 1, 1812

Madison’ War Message to Congress

 

June 4, 1812

Law Providing Government for Missouri Territory

 

June 10, 1812

Law Supplemental to Dividing Indiana Territory

 

June 18, 1812

Law Declaring War on Great Britain & Ireland

 

July 5, 1812

Law Appropriating for Defence of Maritime Frontier

 

July 6 1812

An Act for the Safe Keeping and Accommodation of Prisoners of War

 

July 6, 1812

An Act to Prohibit American Vessels from Proceeding to or Trading with the Enemies of the United States

 

July 9, 1812

Madison’s Proclamation of Public Humiliation & Prayer

 

November 4, 1812

Madison’s Fourth Annual Message to Congress

1813

February 10, 1813

Joint Session of Congress to Count the Votes of the 1812 Election

 

February 12, 1813

Law Authorizing the President to take possession of the Floridas

 

February 27, 1813

Law Encouraging Vaccination

 

March 4, 1813

Madison’s Second Inaugural Address

 

May 25, 1813

Madison’s Message to the Special Session Congress

 

June 19, 1813

Law Governing Certain Fisheries

 

July 23, 1813

Madison’s Proclamation of a Day of Humiliation & Prayer

 

July 24, 1813

Law Establishing Commissioner of the Revenue

 

July 26, 1813

Law Authorizing Corps of Sea Fencibles

 

July 26, 1813

Law Appropriating Completion of Senate Chamber, etc.

 

July 30, 1813

Law Supplementing Naturalization

 

December 7, 1813

Madison’s Fifth Annual Message to Congress

 

December 9, 1813

Madison’s Request for an Embargo Bill

1814

March 4, 1814

Law Giving Pensions to Orphans & Widows of Slain Seamen

 

April 18, 1814

Law Providing for Collection of Enemy Flags & Banners

 

August 23, 1814

A British Account of the Burning of Washington

 

September 1, 1814

Madison’s Proclamation on the Burning of Washington, D.C.

 

September 13, 1814

The Star Spangled Banner

 

September 20, 1814

Madison’s Sixth Annual Message to Congress

 

October 25, 1814

Law Extending Suffrage to Mississippi Territory

 

November 16, 1814

Madison’s Proclamation of a Day of Humiliation & Fasting

 

December 7, 1814

Ross’ Official British Account of the Capture of Washington, D.C.

 

December 24, 1814

Treaty of Ghent

1815

January 4, 1815

Report and Resolutions of the Hartford Convention {excerpt}

 

January 30, 1815

Law Authorizing Purchase of Jefferson’s Library

 

January 30, 1815

Madison’s Veto of Incorporation of National Bank

 

February 4, 1815

Law Prohibiting Intercourse with the Enemy

 

February 6, 1815

Madison’s Proclamation on Neutrality

 

February 14, 1815

Law Appropriating for Repair of Public Buildings in Washington

 

February 18 1815

Madison’s Message to Congress on the End of the War

 

March 3, 1815

Law Ascertaining Boundary with Creek Indians

 

March 4, 1815

Madison’s Proclamation Appointing Day of Public Thanksgiving

 

December 5, 1815

Madison’s Seventh Annual Message to Congress

1816

March 19, 1816

Law Changing Compensation of Congress

 

March 20, 1816

Martin v. Hunter’s Lessee

 

March 22, 1816

Law Concerning Naturalization

 

March 22, 1816

Cherokee Treaty of 1816

 

April 18, 1816

Law Enabling Indiana to form State

 

September 14, 1816

Cherokee Treaty 2 of 1816

 

December 3, 1816

Madison’s Eighth Annual Message to Congress

 

December 11, 1816

Resolution Admitting Indiana into Union

1817

February 6, 1817

Resolution Employing John Trumbull

 

February 12, 1817

Joint Session of Congress to Count the Votes of the 1816 Election

 

March 1, 1817

Law Enabling Mississippi to Form State

 

March 3, 1817

Law Establishing Alabama Territory

 

March 3, 1817

Madison’s Veto of the Bonus Bill {including the Bonus Bill}

 

March 3, 1817

Law Providing Lands for Creek Nation

 

March 3, 1817

Law Providing Decisions of Supreme Court

 

March 3, 1817

Law Concerning Marine Corps

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