1To James Madison from Thomas Thompson, 30 March 1803 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 30 March 1803, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Acknowledged in Brent to Thompson, 12 Apr. 1803 (DNA: RG 59, DL, vol. 14), as a request for payment. Brent wrote that Thompson’s account had been adjusted at the treasury “some time since” and $211.60 would be sent to him. On 11 Jan. 1803 Thompson had written to Gallatin that he had been instructed in a letter from the State...
2To James Madison from Thomas Thompson, 6 November 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
6 November 1804, Baltimore. “It being the opinion of our Merchants who are Traders to the Island of Saint Croix, that a Commercial Agent or Consul appointed to reside in that Island, could render important services; I take the liberty from my Knowledge of the Character, Respectability, and Integrity of Mr Edward Dewhurst, a Merchant of Saint Croix, to recommend him to the Government, as a...