31To Thomas Jefferson from James Bowdoin, 20 October 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Since I had the honour last to address you, it has turned out, that the reputed Spanish agent, Mr. Isquierdo, has not had the appointment of his governmt. as was expected, and that whatever may have been the appearances of an approximating negociation & settlement of our affairs, they were grounded upon no substantial Basis. Who is to blame? Whether it is Spain, who may wish to gain time & to...
32To Thomas Jefferson from James Bowdoin, 1 May 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I have had the honour, to address you under dates of the 1st of March, 20th of May, 3d of July, 22d of Augt., 20th of Octo. & 15th of nov. last, and as yet have not been favored with your Reply, nor do I know, whether my letters have reached you in Safety. Altho’ I am sensible, that you are not the regular channel of my official correspondence, & that I have in the above instances departed...
33To James Madison from James Bowdoin, 23 July 1806 (Madison Papers)
I had the honour to address you on the 20th. of May to which you will permit me respectfully to refer you. Supposing it to be very important considering my particular situation that I shd. be acquainted with the general state of our affairs in England, as well as with the particular sentiments of Mr. Monroe concerning some important points relative to the proposed negociation, I sent my...
34To James Madison from James Bowdoin, 18 June 1805 (Madison Papers)
I have the honour to inform you of my safe arrival at this port after a Passage of thirty four days. The vessell in which I was passenger being obliged to perform quarantine, I was detained from thursday untill Sunday before I could obtain permission to go on shore: and it was not untill I had written two Letters to the Commander in chief, Don Pedro Truxillo, on the subject of my detention,...
35To Thomas Jefferson from James Bowdoin, 7 November 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Having come here to embark for England on my return to the United States, I became extremely perplexed & embarrassed from an Embargo confined to this Port, in consequence of the intended sailing of a french frigate: The Embargo being laid by the Commissary of the marine, I obtained his permission to hire a vessel to be cleared per the United States, provided she should be put under the escort...
36To James Madison from James Bowdoin, 22 September 1806 (Madison Papers)
I had the honour to write to you on the 22d Ultimo, since which the enclosed correspondence has passed between Gen. Armstrong & me: as it exhibits the present situation of the proposed negociation with Spain, it is unnecessary to recapitulate: You have also enclosed copies of Gen. Armstrong’s two notes to m. Tallerand dated on the 6th and 26th of may, & m. Tallerand’s reply thereto of the 4th...
37To James Madison from James Bowdoin, 7 May 1805 (Madison Papers)
I have the honour to acknowledge the rect. of your Letter of the 20th. Ultimo with its enclosures viz: The President’s official Letter of introduction to his catholic Majesty dated on the 20th. Ultimo: the note of the marquis de Yrujo & your answer thereto, dated on the 4th. of April last the marquis Semeruelos’s Letter dated Havana the 20th June 1804: Josiah Blakely’s Letters of the 20th. of...
38To James Madison from James Bowdoin, 31 July 1805 (Madison Papers)
I had the honour to write to you under date of the 12th of June last & of the 8th. instant from St. Ander, to which please to be referred: since which I have taken passage & have happily arrived here with my family: I landed at So. hampton, & after a detention of a few days to procure my Passport from this Place, I came here, & have the satisfaction to inform you, that I am much better in...
39To James Madison from James Bowdoin, 3 September 1805 (Madison Papers)
In my last from this city dated on the 31st. of July last, I informed you of my safe arrival here, & that the voyage from St. Ander with the journey from the sea coast, had proved favourable to my health, which I have the satisfaction to add, has become so much improved, that I have reason to hope for a perfect re-establishment—insomuch that I contemplate quitting this city for Paris in the...
40To Thomas Jefferson from James Bowdoin, 1 March 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I shd. have written to you ‘ere this had I have had any thing to suggest to you, which I could think of any importance beyond those communications, which I have had the honour to transmit to you through the Secretary of State: By these letters you will doubtless have seen the line of conduct I have pursued in reference to my health, to my mission, & to the objects necessarily connected...