1To James Madison from Thomas Corbett and Others, 12 June 1805 (Madison Papers)
The Memorial of the President and Directors of the South-Carolina Insurance Company, and of the Merchants, and others interested in the Commerce of the City of Charleston, Respectfully sheweth, That your Memorialists are deeply affected by the recent Capture, at the very entrance of this port, of the American Ship, Two Friends, by a french privateer. This event has excited, among all classes...