1To James Madison from James Blake, 28 March 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
28 March 1802, Baltimore. In answer to JM’s letter of 21 Mar. [not found], received 27 Mar., reports his inability to “proceed to my department in France” because of claims “amounting to eleven or twelve thousand dollars” against his wife’s estate that remain to be settled; “it will not, probably, be in my power to leave the United States until about the middle of next summer.” Has been unable...
2To James Madison from James Blake, 28 March 1802 (Madison Papers)
In answer to your letter of the 21st. instant, which I had the honor to receive only last evening, I beg leave to assure you, I wish to proceed to my department in France, as soon as possible: but that, in consequence of claims, amounting to eleven or twelve thousand dollars, being brought against the estate of my wife, on account of debts contracted by her father in the beginning of the...
3To James Madison from James Blake, 17 May 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
17 May 1802, Baltimore. “As it is probable, it will not be in my power to go to France, as soon as I expected, on account of the unsettled state of my affairs in this country—I beg leave to recommend my brother, D. T. Blake, Attorney at law, as a fit person to execute the duties of Vice-Commercial Agent in my department at Antwerp. He is a man of a fair reputation, and respectable talents, but...
4To James Madison from James Blake, 17 May 1802 (Madison Papers)
As it is probable, it will not be in my power to go to France, as soon as I expected, on account of the unsettled state of my affairs in this country—I beg leave to recommend my brother, D. T. Blake, Attorney at law, as a fit person to execute the duties of Vice-Commercial Agent in my department at Antwerp. He is a man of a fair reputation, and respectable talents, but of a sickly habit of...
5From James Madison to James Blake, 16 June 1802 (Madison Papers)
Your letter of the 17th. May was duly recd. As it appears that you have relinquished the intention of now going to Europe, and the arrangement suggested by you, of performing the duties of Consul at antwerp by the agency of another, does not coincide with the views of the President, he has thought proper to appoint to that office another Gentleman who is now in France. I am &ca. Letterbook...
6To James Madison from James Blake, 9 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
I again take the liberty of enclosing to you other testimonials in my favour, in addition to those I have already had the honour of sending you. The Certificates and Letters (including one from myself) which I forwarded to Mr. Jefferson some days ago; I presume, at the expiration of his term, will be transfered to you, and to which I beg leave also to draw your attention. Should you deem me...