1To James Madison from Thomas Fitzsimmons, 16 December 1806 (Madison Papers)
At the Request of a Number of the Merchants of this City, I take the Liberty of forwarding the Inclosed Recommendation, Which you will be pleased to lay before the President of the US. It may not be unusefull, to remark, that Tortola is a place to which a Number of Privateers belong, and being in itself of Small extent and Consideration, it was found difficult to find there a person of...
2To James Madison from Thomas Fitzsimmons, 6 January 1807 (Madison Papers)
I am requested by a No. of Merchants to state to Government, that the want of a Conveyance for Letters to the Continent of Europe, Adds greatly to the Inconvenience experienced from the Embargo The dependancys in france Holland & the North of Europe are very extensive. If it is not Judged perfectly Safe to send their letters thru England, If Government should deem it proper & either for its...
3To James Madison from Thomas Fitzsimmons, 18 February 1808 (Madison Papers)
There has Just been published here, a decree of the Emperor and King, dated at Milan, on the 11th. of December last, which (altho Unauthenticated) taken in Conniction with his decree of November 1806, and other Circumstances, is beleived to be substantially Correct It has had the effect of Creating great Anxiety Among the Merchants of this City, particularly those Concerned, in the trade to...
4To James Madison from Thomas Fitzsimmons, 29 April 1808 (Madison Papers)
Information having been received here, that the town of Port Spain in the British Island of Trinidad, has been recently destroyd by fire, and that the Inhabitants, were Likely to suffer Extremely, for the want of Provisions, the Chamber of Commerce of this City, desirous of Contributing to their Relief, have directed me to apply on their behalf to the President of the US. for permission to...