To James Madison from Constant Freeman and Others, [post–1 December 1816]
From Constant Freeman and Others
[post-1 December 1816]
We the undersigned do respectfully recommend Mr. Edward Wyer for the vacant Consulate at Hamburg.1
Const: Freeman
Jas. Bankhead
Benjamin Homans
RC (DNA: RG 59, LAR, 1809–17, filed under “Wyer”). Undated; conjectural date assigned based on evidence in n. 1. Several other letters recommending Wyer for appointment were written to James Monroe in November and December 1816 (ibid.).
1. JM nominated Wyer to the consulate in Hamburg on 28 Jan. 1817, and the Senate confirmed his appointment on 31 Jan. ( , 3:73–74).