1To James Madison from Abijah Hart, 30 July 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
30 July 1804, New York. “About eighteen months past I expressed my wish, through Dr. Mitchill, to obtain a foreign commercial agency from the Executive of the US—since which time I have heard nothing from the Executive on the subject. The distressing irregularities which are now practiced on the west India station, may, possibly, render it expedient to establish an Agency at Gaudaloupe or...
2To James Madison from Abijah Hart, 29 November 1806 (Madison Papers)
Agreeably to the advice of Friends, I made application (Jany. 6th. 1803) through the Hone. S. L. Mitchill, for an appointment to a foreign Consulate. Under date of 26th: Dr. Mitchill wrote me that he had handed the application to the proper officer of Government for presentment to the Executive, & observes, "Since which I have had some conversation with Mr. Maddison, but did not learn any...