31From James Madison to Louis-André Pichon, 17 November 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
17 November 1801, Department of State. In reply to Pichon’s note of 2 Nov. , states that the misunderstanding by which he issued passports for Saint-Domingue to French citizens having been rectified, the practice will cease. Adds, in reply to Pichon’s 29 Oct. note, that the Treasury Department has ordered the restitution to Mr. Barney of the duties paid at Baltimore on Pichon’s account. Tr (...
32From James Madison to Louis-André Pichon, 16 July 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
16 July 1804, Department of State. Acknowledges Pichon’s letter of 21 June, which states that despite the notice given by the French commercial agent in New York of the intention of the French frigates at that port to sail with the first fair wind, British warships at the same port were not detained according to the rule of twenty-four hours but immediately descended the river and anchored at...
33From James Madison to Louis-André Pichon, 16 June 1802 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Madison has the honor to inform Mr. Pichon that the case of the Portuguese Brig la Gloria dal mar, recaptured by an American Ship of War from a french armed Schooner, and which is a subject of his note of the 14. day of April 1802. has been taken into consideration, and that in several views the claims of the captors against the United States do not appear to be in any respect warranted by...
34From James Madison to Louis-André Pichon, 30 October 1802 (Madison Papers)
I have received and laid before the President your note communicating the evacuation of certain foreign territories by the french troops, and the two Senatus Consulta, one proclaiming the suffrage by which the chief Consul is appointed for life, the other organizing the constitution of the Republic. The President placing a just value on this mark of a disposition in the French Government...
35From James Madison to Louis-André Pichon, 24 July 1802 (Madison Papers)
The Newspaper herewith inclosed contains a translation of an instruction from the Minister of Marine in France to a maratime prefect, in which if the translation be correct, the Minister has fallen inadvertently into a mistatement of the tenor of a regulation within the United States concerning certificates of health. The error lies in transposing the collectors and naval officers, as you will...
36From James Madison to Louis-André Pichon, 9 July 1803 (Madison Papers)
In addition to what I had the honor formerly to communicate to you, respecting the steps taken on the complaint against the Captain of the British frigate Boston, for an outrage committed, in Hampton Roads, upon the French vessel called the Ann, I have now to observe, that the material facts of the case having been ascertained thro’ the Collector at Norfolk, a representation has been made to...
37From James Madison to Louis-André Pichon, 18 October 1802 (Madison Papers)
The Secretary of State has communicated to the President the letter from Mr. Pichon of the 17th. Inst., accompanied by a designation of the Flag adopted by the Italian Republic. The Interest which the French Government takes in what is due to this national symbol, and to those who sail under it will strengthen the motives felt by the President, in causing it to be respected by the Officers and...
38From James Madison to Louis-André Pichon, 2 December 1802 (Madison Papers)
I have now the honor to inclose the observations of the Secretary of the Treasury serving as an answer to your letter of October 14. relative to an item of one million of livres in the account of the late Mr. Beaumarchais with the United States. Those observations are so full, and so exact, as to leave no room for addition to them. With respect to the claim of land of Mr Raneval which is the...