1. James Wilkinson to H, March 24, 1800.

2. On April 6, 1800, Silas Talbot, captain of the frigate Constitution, had written to Captain Christopher Raymond Perry of the frigate General Greene: “I have just been honored with a letter from the Secretary of the Navy. he directs me to Order the General Greene to go immediately to New Orleans to receive on board General Wilkinson, and his Family, and to return by way of the Havannah, in Order to convoy any Vessels homeward bound. You will therefore proceed accordingly, after taking in your Water &ca. at the Cape” (Naval Documents, Quasi-War, January, 1800–May, 1800 description begins Naval Documents Related to the Quasi-War Between the United States and France: Naval Operations from January 1800 to May 1800 (Washington, 1937). description ends , 389). For Benjamin Stoddert’s letter to Talbot, dated February 24, 1800, see Wilkinson to H, February 25, 1800, note 5. On April 8, 1800, Perry requested permission to remove a number of sick men from the General Greene before leaving Cape François to pick up Wilkinson at New Orleans (Naval Documents, Quasi-War, January, 1800–May, 1800 description begins Naval Documents Related to the Quasi-War Between the United States and France: Naval Operations from January 1800 to May 1800 (Washington, 1937). description ends , 394–95). On April 24, 1800, Talbot refused Perry’s request and stated: “What, Sir, can detain you so long in port? I much fear the Secretary of the Navy will be dissatisfied, & that probably General Wilkinson will despair of your arrival, and embrace some other means of making a passage.… it is my wish that you will, at all events, leave port immediately and pursue your passage to the United States by the rout which has been already pointed out to you” (Naval Documents, Quasi-War, January, 1800–May, 1800 description begins Naval Documents Related to the Quasi-War Between the United States and France: Naval Operations from January 1800 to May 1800 (Washington, 1937). description ends , 441). On April 26, 1800. Talbot wrote, in part, to Stoddert: “As Captain Perry still continues at the Cape, Notwithstanding he received my Orders two days ago, directing him to proceed immediately to Sea, and as I could not discover any appearance of his moving soon, I this day dispatch’d the little Tender, with another letter to him, in which I directed him to put to Sea early tomorrow morning. Whether the Captain will please to respect this last Order I am yet to learn.… NB since closing The General Greene sail’d (April 28th.) from the Cape” (Naval Documents, Quasi-War, January, 1800–May, 1800 description begins Naval Documents Related to the Quasi-War Between the United States and France: Naval Operations from January 1800 to May 1800 (Washington, 1937). description ends , 457, 459).

3. On April 29, 1800, Stoddert wrote to McHenry: “In February last, I ordered Captain Talbot to direct the General Greene to call on her return to the United States at the mouth of the Mississippi for General Wilkinson. I sent four copies of the order by as many different conveyances, & I have no reason to doubt that the order was received in due time” (Naval Documents, Quasi-War, January, 1800–May, 1800 description begins Naval Documents Related to the Quasi-War Between the United States and France: Naval Operations from January 1800 to May 1800 (Washington, 1937). description ends , 466).