1To James Madison from William Short, 2 November 1802 (Madison Papers)
I think it a duty I owe myself to repeat some of the observations I made yesterday on the subject of the outfit, before you take the decision of the President thereon. I understood from you that the intention was to allow me according to late usage, one whole & two half outfits. This I beg leave to observe would be taking from me a part of the allowance expressly made to me at Madrid by...
2To James Madison from William Short, 9 November 1802 (Madison Papers)
W Short sends his compts. to Mr Madison & incloses the queries wch. the auditor makes as to dates—W.S. took from him the memorandum with a promise to procure the answers as soon as possible, as being necessary to the settlement of the accounts. The dates are there stated but it is proper that they should be received also from the Dept. of State. W.S. has thought he should save trouble to the...
3To James Madison from William Short, 14 September 1808 (Madison Papers)
This moment brings me your favor (private) of the 9th., & leaves me just time enough to acknowlege its receipt so that my letter may be in time for friday’s mail from Washington to you. The papers &c. which you thought would be here to-day have not yet arrived. I shall attend to them with great sollicitude. It would have been extremely agreeable to me to have had the pleasure of seeing you &...
4To James Madison from William Short, 18 September 1808 (Madison Papers)
I had the pleasure of addressing you on the 14th. in acknowledgement of yours of the 9th. I should not have troubled you now but for a letter from Mr. G. to the Collector which he directed him to communicate to me. The purport of it was, in answer to some demand of the Owner of the Aviso, that I was to decide between the ports of L’Orient & Havre, when on the coast of Europe, unless some...
5To James Madison from William Short, 29 November 1808 (Madison Papers)
I shall confine myself for the present to a communication by a private letter. Immediately on my arrival at Paris I came here into the country to pass some days with a friend, in order to repose myself from the fatigues of my voyage. Before my return I was attacked by a severe cold which was attended with a slight fever which I feared would become a serious & lengthy indisposition if I did not...