121To James Madison from DeWitt Clinton, 5 December 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
5 December 1804, New York. “Mr John Juhel a Merchant of this City has solicited me to recommend James P Watson for a consular appointment at Martinico and has represented him & his pretensions in a most respectable point of view. “I cannot speak of Mr Watson from a personal acquaintance but I know Mr. Juhel to be a very respectable man and I have full confidence in the justness of his...
122To James Madison from Stephen Row Bradley, 25 January 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
25 January 1805, Washington. “Permit me through your department to recommend to the President of the United States Stanley Griswold of New Hampshire as a fit and proper character for the office of Secretary of the territory of Michigan —he is a gentleman of education, talents, and integrity, master of several languages and tho, he speaks not the french with ease is able to do business in that...
123To James Madison from Isaac Cox Barnet, 29 September 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
29 September 1804, Paris , “ Rue de Varenne No. 463. ” “I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt, (on the 26th. inst.,) of your favour of the 18th. of July and Send herewith the Duplicates of my letters of the 31st. Ulto. and 1st. instant with the Succeeding numbers of the Moniteur to the end of the Year 12 of the french Calender. “The Master of the Ship Active having changed his Voyage...
124To James Madison from Turell Tufts, 29 September 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
29 September 1804, Surinam. “Herewith I inclose the proclamation of His Excelly the Govr. regulating the Neutral Trade with this Colony [not found]. You will observe that the list of articles admissible, excludes Beef, Pork, Candles, Soap—Whale Oil, which by the Colonists are considered as articles of the first necessity next to those contained in the list. The reason of the exclusion of those...
125To James Madison from Ebenezer Allyn, 29 December 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
29 December 1801, New York. “In compliance with the act of Congress for the relief and protection of American Seamen I now transmit you a duplicate of my protest [not found] made in Liverpool on account of the Impressment of a seaman belonging to the Ship Betsey of New York.” RC ( DNA : RG 59, Correspondence with Collectors of Customs regarding Impressed Seamen, box 12). 1 p. The 1796 “Act for...
126To James Madison from William Pinkney, 3 November 1804 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor to inform you, that on the 15th. of August, a few Days previous to my leaving England, I had the Satisfaction to bring to a Conclusion the Affair of the Maryland Bank Stock. The Transfers of the Stocks, & payment of the Cash, (with the Exception of the £10.000 Bank Stock given to Mr. Harford, as heretofore explained,) were made to me on that Day by the Solicitor of the...
127To James Madison from Samuel Sterett, 22 September 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
22 September 1804, Baltimore. “Mr. William Walton, Junr. a Citizen of the United States and Merchant of this place, in the performance of a Voyage some time ago to the West Indies, was captured and carried into the City of St. Domingo. From his knowlege of the French & Spanish Languages, & Experience in mercantile Transactions, and good address, he had it in his power to render essential...
128To James Madison from Jacob Wagner, 1 September 1804 (Madison Papers)
It gives me much pleasure to have the enclosed letter from Mr. Monroe to communicate to you, as it removes the unfavourable impression of the disposition of the British government produced by his former one. Genl. Armstrong has received your letter accompanying his new powers. The enclosed letter from Mr. Merry will perhaps be as unexpected to you as it was to me, and that you may have the...
129To James Madison from Robert Hooe and Company, 13 December 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
13 December 1804, Alexandria. “We forwarded by Capt. Johnson the Goods recd for you by the Unity, vizt. 4 frails Figs, Two of Almonds, a package of dryed fruit, a Box of Oranges, & four nests of Baskets. We hope you recd. them in good order. A Bill of the expences we paid is annexed.” RC ( DLC ). 1 p. The merchant firm of Robert T. Hooe and Company was based in Alexandria, where Col. Robert T....
130To James Madison from James Monroe, 4 June 1800 (Madison Papers)
I have yours of the 23d. ulto. by Fredbg. We had hear⟨d⟩ of yr. indisposition and inferrd from yr. not mentioning ⟨it⟩ it had been slight, and were happy to learn from Mr. Maco⟨n⟩ that altho’ it was more serious than we supposed, you h⟨ad⟩ recovered entirely yr. health. Every ⟨an⟩ticipati⟨on⟩ of th⟨e⟩ views of the admn. in this State seems to have been verified, or so many facts established as...
131To James Madison from William Jarvis, 8 October 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
8 October 1804, Lisbon. “The Barbary Jew mentioned in the foregoing called on me yesterday & all he could learn was, that the three frigates had orders to cruise a month before they came in here, that their object is to repair the two large ones, that the two in here came in contrary to the Admirals consent, that for so doing they made an excuse of being much out of repair, particularly the...
132To James Madison from William C. C. Claiborne, 24 November 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
24 November 1804, New Orleans. “A Letter I have just received from Captain Turner the Commandant at Natchitoches informs of the return to that Post of certain Negroes that had escaped to Nacogdoches: The recent conduct of the Spanish Authorities on the occasion is such as I could wish, and may in some measure be attributed to the prompt interference of the Marquis of Casa Calvo. “The News from...
133To James Madison from George Davis, 14 January 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
14 January 1805, Tunis. No. 23. “The last which I had the honor to address to You, was under date of the 9th. December, informing You of the visit of Capt. Campbell, and its object; as also of the result of my remonstrance against the Rais, who plundered Capt. Egery—under the same date, and by return of frigate, I stated to the Consul Genl., and Commodore Barron, the Bey’s expectations...
134To James Madison from Michael Baldwin, 9 October 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
9 October 1804, Chillicothe. “In consequence of my being a Candidate for the assembly of this State for the county of Ross, the constitution of the state of Ohio compels me to resign the Office of Attorney for the District of Ohio. “Be pleased Sir to return my sincere thanks to the President of the United States, for the honor conferred upon me by bestowing me the appointment without any...
135To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 25 November 1804 (Madison Papers)
I have had the Honor to receive your Letter of the 22nd. Instant, inclosing a Copy of the Deposition of William Brown, Master of the Brigantine Argus of New Haven in Connecticut, stating that his Mate Joseph Trowbridge has been impressed by the Captain of His Majesty’s Sloop Busy, to which Deposition is annexed a Certificate of the Collector of New Haven, shewing that Joseph Trowbridge is a...
136To James Madison from Timothy Mountford, 4 January 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
4 January 1805, Algiers. No. 2. “Yesterday noon arrived of[f] this port, his Britanic Majesty’s ship, Superb, Capt. Keats, who visited here about 12 months, past, relative to the existing difficulties, between England & Algiers. “As proof of what I have written in No. 1, relative to the policy of England, I submit the following— “Three offic[e]rs landed from this ship yesterday afternoon &...
137To James Madison from William Jarvis, 14 November 1804 (Madison Papers)
I had the honor to address to you a detailed letter dated the 8th. Instant, which I forwarded by the Brig Mary & Allen Captain Dodge for George Town Ptk & inclosed a Copy of a letter I wrote to the Providor Mor of Health to extend the arrangement regarding the quarantine of Vessels from the United States to Porto & Figueira & a Copy of a Note to Mr. de Araujo & his answer: under the same cover...
138To James Madison from Delessert and Company, 5 January 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
5 January 1805, Paris. “We take the liberty to apply to you to obtain payment for money we lent to Mr Cutting as Secretary of the American board of commissioners established at Paris under the Convention of April 13th 1803; as we gave this money to Mr Cutting only in consideration of his being an agent of the government of the United States, we think ourselves entitled to lay our claims before...
139To James Madison from John Milledge, 13 September 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
13 September 1804, Executive Department, Louisville, Georgia. “I have had the honor to receive your letter from the City of Washington dated the 18th. of last month. I transmitted to you two exemplifications, dated the 8th. instant, of the Act of this State, to ratify the amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the Election of President and vice President. One...
140To James Madison from James Maury, 25 October 1804 (Madison Papers)
I had the pleasure to write to you on the 21st of July relative to the Tobaccoe you had been so good as consign me, since which I have been favored with your letter of 22d of the same month. I much regret the produce of this consignment falling so considerably short of your expectations. It has had every advantage it could have in waiti[n]g the reguler call of the buyers in the market &...
141To James Madison from Wilson Cary Nicholas, 14 September 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
14 September 1804, Warren. “It gives me great pleasure to hear that you and Mrs. Madison, are to be in our neighbourhood; Mrs Nicholas and myself woud have met you at Col. Coles this day, but for an indisposition that I have had for some days, and from which I have not sufficiently recovered to venture out. We promise ourselves the pleasure of seeing you and Mrs. Madison at Warren, and that...
142To James Madison from Turell Tufts, 14 December 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
14 December 1804. “A new proclamation regulating neutral Trade has this day been published. It is to take place on the 29h Instant, the time when the last proclamn. which I sent you, ends. The limitation is again narrowed so as to exclude all Kinds of Fish . Nothing now can be admitted legally , from Am: or British Vessels, of American produce—Excepting—Tobacco, Lumber, Naval Stores—Live Stock...
143To James Madison from John Martin Baker, 18 October 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
18 October 1804, Palma. Refers to his letter of 4 July 1804 transmitting his consular report up to 30 June. Enumerates “the places unfortunately afflicted On the Continent of Spain, by a contageous fever, (in its effects like unto the Yellow fever of the west Indies) in the province of Andalusia, Malaga, Velez-Malaga, Montilla, Espera, Anteguera, Moron, Ecija; and Alucemas ; it has also...
144To James Madison from James Sullivan, 26 January 1805 (Madison Papers)
I was lately attempting to furnish documents to prove the falshood of an electioneering report, very effectively circulated in this state, that a citizen in virginia possessed of 500 slaves has 300 votes in the choice of electors: but when I turned to the constitution of the united states, I found that the qualification for voters was the same as those for the most numerous branch of the State...
145To James Madison from William C. C. Claiborne, 19 October 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
19 October 1804, New Orleans. “On the 19th. instant, a Duel was to have been fought between a French Citizen, and a British Subject, who are temporarily residing in this City: by some means, however, this affair of Honor did not take place, but on the same day, the French-man was can[e]’d by the Englishman in the Streets, and, this Circumstance had very nearly produced on Yesterday, some...
146To James Madison from William C. C. Claiborne, 1 October 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
1 October 1804, New Orleans. “I have the honor to introduce to your acquaintance Messrs. Derbigney, Sauve, and Detrahan, and to request that you would be so obliging as to present them to the President. These Gentlemen have been selected by many of their fellow Citizens to bear a Memorial to Congress, which treats upon subjects interesting to Louisiana, and to make such explanations as may be...
147To James Madison from Stephen Cathalan Jr., 22 September 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
22 September 1804, Marseilles. “My Caracter in public, & private Capacity has been injured by one named Wm. Baker of Boston, who from Leghorn has sailed for Baltimore, & I find myself in the necessity to trouble you with the letter in original that he addressed me, from that place on the 28th. July last, which I have the honor to enclose you quoted No. 1. —& I Adress you my vindication against...
148To James Madison from William C. C. Claiborne, 3 November 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
3 November 1804, New Orleans. “On yesterday I received a letter from the Deputy Collector of which the enclosd No 1 is a Copy, informing of the arrival in the Mississippi of a vessell with a number of Frenchmen onboard, who had captured Said vessell on the high seas under particular circumstances. “I determined that under the Treaty, it would be improper to permit this vessell to find an...
149To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 26 December 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
26 December 1804, Washington. “Having, as I had the Honor to inform you in my Letter of the 2d. of October , transmitted to the Commander in Chief of His Majesty’s Ships on the Halifax Station, a Copy of the Document which accompanied your Letter to me of the 25th. September respecting James Mathews, an American Citizen, who was supposed to have been pressed into his Majesty’s Service, and, to...
150To James Madison from Caesar A. Rodney, 20 January 1802 (Madison Papers)
I had the pleasure of receiving yours of the 15th. inst: this evening by the mail. Permit me to observe that it was unsealed , but a friend of mine was in the office when it arrived. I mention this as I suppose from the many important concerns to which your attention is drawn it happened to escape your observation. The Mirror is the paper we wish the laws to be printed in. In my last I gave...