1To James Madison from Charles Pinckney, August 1803 (Madison Papers)
By Mr Codman you recieved the Contingent accounts of this Mission up to that time & by the route of Lisbon were transmitted those to December last which are no doubt long since recieved by Mr Young I now transmit those from February to May & duplicates of those from December to February last which were rendered some what higher by the continual movements of the Court & the frequent visits to...
2I. Chronology of Territorial Claims in Louisiana, on or before 31 August 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
A Chronological series of facts relative to Louisiana. 1673. Spain declares war against France. 4. Russel’s Mod. Eur. 68. Joliet, an inhabitant of Quebec, & the Jesuit Marquette descended from Canada down the Missisipi to the Arkansas in 33.° & returned to Canada. 8. Rayn. 158. Hennepin N.D: 293. 1675. La Salle goes to France to sollicit authority to explore the Misipi. Joutel xvii 1678. The...
3From John Adams to François Adriaan Van der Kemp, 1 August 1803 (Adams Papers)
I received your favour of July 17th. on Saturday. I received and read with pleasure your Essay on the use of Copper among the Greeks and inclosed it immediately by the Post, to Mr Bordley of Philadelphia as you directed. The Remarks on Jefferson and Buffon I presented with my own hand to the Accademy at their last Meeting, which was in May. It was referred to the Committee, to whose...
4To Alexander Hamilton from William R. Putnam, 1 August 1803 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Marietta, Ohio, August 1, 1803. On September 19, 1803 , Hamilton wrote to Putnam: “I have to thank you for your letter of the 1st of August.” Letter not found. ]
5From James Madison to Levi Lincoln, 1 August 1803 (Madison Papers)
Be pleased to favor me with your opinion upon the 8th. section of the Act of the last session, entitled, “An Act regulating the grants of land and providing for the disposal of the lands of the United States south of the state of Tennessee,” whether every written document, copy or original, exhibited by any party for that purpose, ought to be recorded on the payment of the fees: what are the...
6From James Madison to Ebenezer Stevens, 1 August 1803 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Cotton having waved his claim for the detention of the Ann Maria at Tunis, and exhibited the enclosed account against the United States for liquidation, and as the two latter items are founded on representations entirely opposite to your own statements, I have thought it most consistent with justice to the United States and Mr. Cotton, that you should enter into an amicable suit with him...
7To James Madison from James Monroe, 1 August 1803 (Madison Papers)
I have seen Ld. Hawkesbury & expect to be presented to the King soon. I shall mention in my next publick letter what passed, which was not material, otherwise than as it alluded to the state in wh. I found the negotiation when I arrived at Paris, & the late treaty formed with G. B. for admitting her into the mississippi by Mr. King as I understand is the case of which I had heard nothing & of...
8To James Madison from James Monroe, 1 August 1803 (Madison Papers)
Jas. Monroe has the pleasure to enclose to Mr. Madison a power of attorney from Genl. La Fayette relative to whom he will shortly write him more fully. He can not omit adding here that that respectable & virtuous character merits all the regard which America has never ceased to entertain for him. RC ( DLC : Rives Collection, Madison Papers). Docketed by JM: “Monroe Js. Aug. 1. 1803. inclosing...
9To James Madison from Thomas Auldjo, 1 August 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
1 August 1803, Cowes . Encloses a copy of his last letter and “also of the Light & harbour duties payable by American Ships at the ports within my Consulate” [not found]. The British blockade of the Elbe River continues; reports the blockade of the Weser River, “as announced” by Hawkesbury to Monroe. Expects the harvest to begin soon, “& there is prospect of a great Crop of all grain.” “Wheat...
10To James Madison from Richard O’Brien, 1 August 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
1 August 1803, Algiers . Received JM’s letter of 30 Mar. “with The Purveyors Certificate dated The 30th. of October 1803 [ sic ]” on 27 July. Agrees that the U.S. should not “admit any extra demands” from Algiers but “be Just and fulfill The Stipulations of our treaty with The dey” while overlooking “trifleing affairs” in order to retain “Barbary friendship.” JM “will perceive by The late...