31To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 7 April 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
7 April 1804, Paris. “Since closing my last Packet I have received from our Minister a Note, a Copy whereof I now annex, by which it appears he has appointed an Agent (a Mr. Hawkins) to perform certain official duties, and has thought proper, at the same time, to appropriate one half of the Salary that had been allowed me to the emolument of that Gentleman.” RC and enclosure ( DNA : RG 59, CD...
32To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 9 May 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
9 May 1804, Paris. “By post[s]cript to my last letter of the 30th. of March I informed you of the Minister, Mr. Livingston, having appropriated the half of the Salary that he has heretofore allowed me, under your instructions to him, to the emolument of an Agent, who he has thought proper to appoint to perform Certain official duties. I then forwarded a Copy, & now inclose another of his...
33To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 18 July 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
18 July 1804, Paris. “The inclosed copies of correspondence between our Minister & myself, respecting the American Vessels captured by French privateers & condemned in the different ports of Spain, I deem of sufficient importance to communicate, tho’ I presume the Minister himself will not fail to make you fully acquainted with the subject upon which it treats. With this correspondence you...
34To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 28 July 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
28 July 1804, Paris. “With a duplicate of my last letter to you, dated the 18th. Ulto., I have the honor of accompanying this with a tolerable correct view of the actual State & progress of claims, received into the french offices as American claims, & Consequently Submitted by me to the American Board for their examination & provisional Certificate of admission to liquidation, as such, we may...
35To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 7 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
I have lately had the honor of receiving your letter of the 10th. of Novemr. last on the Subject of Mr. Barney’s claim against this Government for 156,559 Livres. The explanations offered by that Gentleman were not necessary for the information of any one of the late Authorities Acting under the Convention of 1803, because the evidence accompanied the vouchers in Support of that claim, of his...
36To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 2 September 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Fulwar Skipwith. 2 September 1805, Paris . “I have the honor to inform you of my being about to depart from this for the United States and that I have authorized my Colleague Mr. Barnet to fill my place during my absence. “The several marks of confidence and favour with which the President and yourself, Sir, have been pleased to honor this gentleman, leave me no doubt but my choice of...
37To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 26 March 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Fulwar Skipwith. 26 March 1806, New York. “I arrived yesterday forenoon in this City, after a detention of one day at Baltimore. Capt. Dent by the same stage which brought me received his orders from the Secretary of the Navy; hence my detention has not operated to detain him. Indeed the Weather has been for some days excessively bad, & is now so stormy that it seems uncertain whether...
38To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 5 June 1806 (Madison Papers)
I have not thought it necessary for me to anounce to you my arrival here. Having delivered to Mr. Bowdoin the Dispatches intrusted to me by you for him, & to Genl. Armstrong those addressed to him conjointly with Mr. B, as well as his own, I concluded that they would not fail to give you the earliest intelligence thereof. The Hornet sailed from L’orient for the Mediterrenian on the 19th. ulto....
39To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 1 August 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Fulwar Skipwith. 1 August 1806, Paris. “To the Memorials referred to, in my Letter of the 5th. of June, on the Subject of my claim against the French Government, which were then omitted to be Sent, I now add a Supplement (no. 3) lately presented by me to the Emperor and his Council of State, which I beg the favor of you to peruse. “Having in that letter imputed to our Minister an...
40To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 22 August 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Fulwar Skipwith. 22 August 1806, Paris. “I accompany this Letter with Copies of the correspondence which has passed between Gen. Armstrong & me, since the date of my Letter to you of the 1st. Inst. I am preparing Copies, which I shall forward authenticated by one of the late board of american Commissioners, of the documents on which Mr. Swan obtained the two payments mentioned in my...
41To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 3 September 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Fulwar Skipwith. 3 September 1806, Paris. “Mr. Nast, the China Manufacturer, has at last executed the order which I gave him on my arrival here for your Table and Dessert sets of China, & they have lately been forwarded to my Correspondents at Nantes Messrs. Sherburne & Eakin who will profit of the earliest safe opportunity to convey them to you. This China in whiteness is not much...
42To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 25 September 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Fulwar Skipwith. 25 September 1806, Paris. “Tho’ justice may be forever denied me with respect to my interest, I owe it to the principles which have governed my public Agency here, as well as to my Character as an Individual, to repel the invidious Suggestions of Genl. Armstrong, of my having brought forward to him any thing like ’false & Scandalous allegations.’ “With these Sentiments,...
43To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 17 November 1806 (Madison Papers)
Believing it useless for me, under present Circumstances, to renew my efforts with the Council of Prizes, to change the principles & rules of their proceedings, whereby the definitive trial of prize Causes is Still delayed, & depending, before that Tribunal; and, considering that the Minister of the U. S. only is Authorized to call the attention of the Fr. Government itself to this Subject, I...
44To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 24 November 1806 (Madison Papers)
It is my duty to inform you that among the papers, lately inventoried & deposited with a French Notary public, found belonging to the deceased Joseph Miller of Philadelphia, is an original letter from Albert Gallatin, addressed to R. R. Livingston, Minister of the U. S. at Paris, instructing him to secure the payment of a claim of the American Government against said Miller, according to the...
45To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 1 December 1806 (Madison Papers)
Unless a due regard is paid to the peculiarity of my situation here, I am aware that the complaints & animadversions, which I offer, with respect to the conduct of our Minister, may be, more or less, construed into expressions of temper, or a spirit of recrimination. But when all the facts & circumstances, having any relation to the differences between that Minister & myself, shall be fully...
46To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 13 January 1807 (Madison Papers)
With this are official Copies of the citations rendered by the Council of Prizes, for the appearance of the Captors of the eight following Cases Brig Friendship--Smith--Constant Boisgerard of Charlestown, S. C., Claiming Schooner Paragon--Grant--Michael & Edward Wise, Kennebunk, do. Brig Polly & Fanny--M. Neil--Hull, Mansfield Humphreys &c:, Boston, do. Schooner Sally--Durham--Elisha Deane,...
47To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 30 March 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to accompany this with copies of all the correspondence between Genl. Armstrong & myself, in relation to Prisoners, & to Prize Cases; this Correspondence I conceive may be useful in shewing the causes & circumstances, which first induced the General to make certain appropriations of public money to those two objects; he, doubtless, has furnished you with his reasons for...
48To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 7 April 1807 (Madison Papers)
On the 9th. of last month, Genl. Armstrong notified me of his having resumed the giving of Passports, and Cards of surety, & authenticating signatures, as will be seen by his letter hereinclosed of that date. The time and manner of my commencing to give passports & Cards of surety are explained by the Copy of a letter, also annexed, from Mr. Biddle, the Secretary to the General, injoining on...
49To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 13 April 1807 (Madison Papers)
With this I forward the supplementary Statement suggested in my letter of the 30th: Ulto., in relation to Prisoners. I also enclose a Duplicate of the Account, lately furnished Genl. Armstrong of my appropriations of the sums advanced by him on Account of Government, for the objects therein stated, and already mentioned in my former letters to you. I hope you will approve this Acct., & that it...
50To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 24 April 1807 (Madison Papers)
With this I have the honor to forward a list of American Vessels now depending for trial before the Council of Prize Causes: Fifty three of which are Captures made during the late & Ten during the present War. Seventeen are represented by me as Agent for Prize Causes & thirty Six others by Individuals, as Special Attorneys. The whole of those captured during the late War, except four Cases,...
51To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 11 September 1807 (Madison Papers)
Though I have not been honored with a s ingle line from you since my return from the United States to Paris, near se venteen months ago, to acknowledge the receipt of my communications to you in relation to the conduct of Genl. Armstrong; nor, indeed, respecting various other subjects o n which I conceived it proper in me to address you, I shall not offer an a pology for the liberty I now take...
52To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 25 September 1807 (Madison Papers)
Since the date of my letter to you of the 24th. of last April there has been but one of the Prize Cases, with which I am charged, adjudged; & this is the Alexander & Cargo, Capt. Laughton, belonging to Norfolk, both of which have been restored. This almost total suspension of proceedings on the part of the Council of Prizes, I had learned some months since, in an informal manner, was...
53To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 3 October 1807 (Madison Papers)
I had the honor to address you on the 25th. Ulto., with the transcript of a note, furnished me by Mr. de la Grange, containing the decision of his Majesty the Emperor on certain points, which had been put in question by the Council of Prizes, relative to the execution of the decree of his I. Majesty. For your more satisfactory information, I now have the pleasure to inclose an exact copy of...
54To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 19 October 1807 (Madison Papers)
Three days ago the case of the Horizon, Alexr. McClure master, wrecked on the coast of Britany & belonging to Charlston S. C., was decided by the Council of Prizes: The Vessel was cleared & such part of her as is not of the British growth or manufacture; as to the latter they condemn it, but at the same time, considering that the Claimant had good & sufficient reason not to believe himself...
55To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 14 November 1807 (Madison Papers)
I was fortunate, the day of the departure of Doctr. Bullus from Paris, (the 30th. of last month) to procure an official Copy of the Judgment of the Council of Prizes in the Case of the Horizon, which I committed for you to the Doctor’s charge. I now send another Copy, printed, of the said judgment, together with a sheet of observations prepared by the lawyer employed by me to defend the cause...
56To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 24 November 1807 (Madison Papers)
It is my duty to inform you that among the papers (lately inve ntoried & deposited with a french notary public) fou nd belonging to the deceased Joseph Miller of Philadelphia, is an original letter from Albert Gallatin Esqr., addressed to R. R. Livingston, Minister of the United States at Paris, instructing him to Secure the payment of a Claim of the American Government against Said Miller,...
57To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 30 November 1807 (Madison Papers)
I think it my duty to inform you that a favorable Decree has been just obtained in the case of the American Ship Phœnix, Wm. Walner, Master, belonging to New York. The Memorial here enclosed which has been filed in this case by my Lawyer at the Council of Prizes, will shew that the Decision abovementioned embraces a point of general interest to our Navigation, as the question was whether or...
58To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 5 December 1807 (Madison Papers)
"In a letter just received by me from a very respectable and disinterested source (Messrs. Maclure & Robertsons of Philadelphia) I find the following paragraph: "We have seen the friends of Mr Whelen, he being dead previous to the receipt of your favors: They say it has already been attempted by our Government to set aside the will of Mr. Miller, but without effect; and that the Secretary of...
59To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 15 December 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to accompany this with a duplicate of my letter to you of the 30th. Ulto., together with an extract of the Judgment mentioned in said letter in the case of the Ship Phoenix. This Judgment is the last rendered by the Council of Prizes in relation to property siesed or captured belonging to Citizens of the United States, & I am happy to have it in my power to add that, since the...
60To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 2 January 1808 (Madison Papers)
Annexed hereto is a copy of my letter to Genl. Armstrong, and also a copy of a letter from Mr. Leveux, the deputy Commercial Agent of the United States at Calais, on the subject of the American Ship the Brothers, Capt Fisk, bound from Virginia to London with a Cargo of Tobacco, which has been just captured by a French privateer & brought into the harbour of Calais. I have the honor to be with...