101To James Madison from William Pinkney, 25 December 1808 (Madison Papers)
The Union arrived at Plymouth on the 15th. Instant. She has met with some rough Treatment at Sea and in Port; but it is to be ascribed to the Folly and arrogance of subordinate officers. I represented it to Mr. Canning as soon as it came to my Knowledge, and received from him in Answer the private Letter of which a Copy is enclosed. He has since told me that the proper orders were given...
102To James Madison from William Pinkney, 27 December 1808 (Madison Papers)
I received from Mr. Canning Yesterday, after Lieut. Gibbon had left Town for Plymouth, an official Communication, of which a Copy is enclosed. Mr. Canning had mentioned the Subject of it in a Conversation, to which he had invited me, on Saturday last, but had requested me to consider what he then said as extra official & intended merely for my own personal Information. When the Communication...
103To James Madison from William Pinkney, 29 December 1808 (Madison Papers)
Upon comparing the Copy of the order in Council of the 21st. instant, as delivered to me by Mr. Canning on Saturday last (for his Official Letter did not in Fact enclose any Copy) with the Copy published in the Courier of last Night and the Gazette of Tuesday last, it appears that the Words "until further order shall be made therein" are in my Copy omitted. I have enquired into the Practical...
104To James Madison from William Pinkney, 16 January 1809 (Madison Papers)
I had the pleasure on the 9th. Instant to receive by the B. Packet your public Letter of the 5th. of last Month & your private Letters of the 5th. & 9th, together with the printed & other papers transmitted by the same opportunity. I have since received your public & private Letters of the 25th. of November accompanied by parcels of Newspapers &c. The Receipt of your public & private Letters...
105To James Madison from William Pinkney, 23 January 1809 (Madison Papers)
I dined at Mr. Canning’s, with the Corps diplomatique, on the 18th. (the Day appointed for the Celebration of the Queen’s Birthday). Before Dinner he came up to me, and, entering into Conversation, adverted to a Report, which he said had reached him, that the American Minister s (here & in France) were about to be recalled. I replied that I was not aware that such a Step had already been...
106To James Madison from William Pinkney, 8 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
The enclosed sent to Mr. Pinkney by a Mr. Stephen Kingston. DNA : RG 59--DD-Diplomatic Despatches, Great Britain.
107To Thomas Jefferson from William Pinkney, 13 March 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I have had the Honor to receive, through Mr. Wagner, a confidential Explanation of your Views on the Subject of a contingent special Mission to the Court of London, and the Nomination of a Successor to Mr. Munroe, who, it is understood, desires to return to America.— Altho I have mentioned to Mr. Wagner my Impressions with relation to each of these Subjects, it has occurred to me to be proper...
108To Thomas Jefferson from William Pinkney, 28 April 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
I will trespass on you for a few moments only, for I have very little to say, and that little might have been said, with at least equal propriety, through another.— I thank you, Sir, for the feeling attention, which, with your accustomed goodness, you have uniformly shewn to the interests of my character, under circumstances which give to that attention even more than it’s usual value. I thank...