11To 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,...
12To 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...
13To 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...
14To 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...
15To James Madison from James Bowdoin, 26 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
I had the honour to duely receive your obliging Letter of the 14th. instant, & am extremely sorry, that altho’ much better in health, that I do not think myself sufficiently re-established to allow of my immeadiately proceeding to Washington, so as to be there within the time suggested in your Letter. I hope Sir, that you will not consider this determination in any other light, than as...
16To James Madison from James Bowdoin, 20 May 1806 (Madison Papers)
Since my arrival in europe, I have had the honour to address you on the 18th. of June, & 8th. of July from St. Ander: on the 31st. of July & 3d. of Septr. from London: on the 7th. & 27th. of dec: feb. 17. & mar. 9th. from Paris; since which I have received your circular letter of the 24th. of July; & your Letter of the 18th. of mar. last by Mr. Skipwith, wherein you acknowledge the rect. only...
17To James Madison from James Bowdoin, 22 August 1806 (Madison Papers)
I had the honour to address you on the 23d. Ulto., since which I have received your dispatch of the 26th. of may last directed to Gen. Armstrong & to me: you may be assured, that I shall make your instructions in this instance, as in all others, the guide of my conduct. Notwithstanding there was a prospect that the negotiation would come to a crisis “ in a few days ,” when I had the honour to...
18To James Madison from James Bowdoin, 19 February 1806 (Madison Papers)
I had the honour to write to you on the 7th. & 27 of dec. since which I have received your circular letter of the 24th. of July with its contents; except which I am without any of your favours since my arrival in europe: Since the date of my last, nothing of importance has occured here or at Madrid. At present I am to acquaint you, that there has been received at Mr. Tallerand’s office, Mr....
19To George Washington from James Bowdoin, 18 February 1789 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: from James Bowdoin, 18 Feb. 1789. On 9 May GW wrote to Bowdoin : “Since my arrival in this place I have been honored with your letters of the 18th of Feby and 24th of April.”
20To James Madison from James Bowdoin, 2 October 1807 (Madison Papers)
I had the honour to write you a short letter on the 25th of July last, since which I have recd. your obliging letters of May 25th, & of the 17th of July, the first by Colo. R. Livingston, & ye. latter by Lt. Hunt of the Revenge. I have just sent copies of your Letters to Mr. Erving, & also copies of the late communications between Gen. Armstrong, & the Ministers of this govt.: altho’ I expect...