1To James Madison from John Armstrong, 18 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
, 2:636), stating that he had again raised these questions with the French, had been rebuffed, and had dropped the issue lest it lead to estrangement between the United States and France, and because he did not wish to give Joseph Bonaparte, a supporter of the United States, a reason to withdraw that support. He said he appended a letter showing Joseph’s view of the matter and he rejected...
2To James Madison from Bradley & Mulford, 20 January 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
, 5:118–19; “Statement Showing the Payments of Awards of the Commissioners Appointed under the Conventions between the United States and France …,”
3To James Madison from James H. Causten, 1 January 1827 (Madison Papers)
For the Convention of 1800 between the United States and France, 30 Sept. 1800, see
4To James Madison from Samuel S. Cooper, 13 March 1801 (Madison Papers)
The law which suspended the commercial intercourse between the United States, and France and her dependancies having now expired,
5To James Madison from John Dawson, 23 February 1800 (Madison Papers)
“An act further to suspend the commercial intercourse between the United States and France, and the dependencies thereof,” which extended the law then in force until 3 Mar. 1801, passed the House on 20 Feb. 1800 by a vote of 68 to 28 (
Naval Documents Related to the Quasi-War between the United States and France
7To James Madison from Pierre Samuel DuPont de Nemours, 30 April 1813 (Madison Papers)
...During difficult circumstances, good citizens should not change their leaders, and good leaders should not give up the reins of government. Greatly misses Joel Barlow, who could have been most useful to the United States and France. Tried to do homage to his memory in the society of which DuPont is one of the vice presidents, and where he does his part to admit citizens of the United States...
8To James Madison from Elbridge Gerry, 19 February 1806 (Madison Papers)
Gerry referred to the Quasi-War between the United States and France (
9To James Madison from Philip Nicklin and Robert Eaglesfield Griffith, 25 July 1805 (Madison Papers)
That matters remained in this situation until the convention and Treaty were successively made between the United States and France, in the Years ,Left blank in Tr. The writers referred to article 4 of the Convention of 1800 between the United States and France, and to the Louisiana Purchase Claims Convention of 1803 (see
10Enclosure: Extracts on Relations Between United States and France, 28 September 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
United States and France