1From James Madison to Ebenezer Stevens, 28 January 1807 (Madison Papers)
Your letter of the 24th. October respecting the Minerva is not recollected: if it came to hand, it is mislaid, and has not been found after a search. For the American Vessels burned by Admiral Allemand, Genl. Armstrong had made a claim more than a year ago and received a promise that indemnification should be made. His subsequent communications do not, however, add anything respecting the...
2From Thomas Jefferson to Ebenezer Stevens, 5 May 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Your letter of Apr. 3. was recieved in due time and agreeably to the amount of the wine therein stated, I now inclose you an order of the bank of the US. of this place on that at New York for 94.13 D with my acknowledgements for your kind attention to this little commission. accept my salutations & assurances of respect. Privately owned.
3From Thomas Jefferson to Ebenezer Stevens, 8 March 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I have understood you have on hand some Marsalla wine consigned to you from Sicily, & to be disposed of. if that be the case I will ask the favor of you to send me two quarter casks of it, in separate casks, to be shipped & addressed to Messrs. Gibson & Jefferson, merchts. at Richmond; and to inform me at the same time of the cost, which I will remit to you. Accept my salutations & assurances...
4From James Madison to Ebenezer Stevens (Abstract), 17 June 1805 (Madison Papers)
17 June 1805, Department of State . “I request you will be pleased to cause any debt, which Mr. Cotton may owe to the United States, and which may come to your Knowledge, to be deducted out of the remittance the Treasury is about to make to you, to satisfy th<e> award in his favor, enclosed in your letter of the 13th. instant.” Letterbook copy ( DNA : RG 59, DL , vol. 15). 1 p. The letter has...
5From James Madison to Ebenezer Stevens, 6 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Cotton having represented, that the letter of his Charter party of the Ann Maria would exclude him in the issue of the amicable suit directed by my letter to you of the 1st. August 1803 to be entered into, from every prospect of recovery of the part which relates to demurrage, though he states that substantial justice, such as would readily be acceded to by mercantile parties, would...
6From James Madison to Ebenezer Stevens, 28 January 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
28 January 1804, Department of State. “In answer to your letter of the 19th. inst. I authorize you to draw upon the Purveyor for twelve hundred and eighty eight dollars the sum awarded to Mr. Cotton as additional freight for the Anna Maria. The draft should be made payable at two or three days sight to ensure the receipt of the money to be remitted to the Purveyor before it is presented for...
7From James Madison to Ebenezer Stevens, 8 December 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
8 December 1803, Department of State. “I have received your letter of the 24th. ult. [not found] and enclose a copy of the Charter-party of the Ann Maria.” Has “no alteration to make in the instructions formerly transmitted for the adjustment of this claim.” RC ( NjP : Crane Collection); letterbook copy ( DNA : RG 59, DL , vol. 14). RC 1 p.; in a clerk’s hand, signed by JM. Enclosure not...
8From James Madison to Ebenezer Stevens, 1 August 1803 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Cotton having waved his claim for the detention of the Ann Maria at Tunis, and exhibited the enclosed account against the United States for liquidation, and as the two latter items are founded on representations entirely opposite to your own statements, I have thought it most consistent with justice to the United States and Mr. Cotton, that you should enter into an amicable suit with him...
9From James Madison to Ebenezer Stevens, 17 July 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
17 July 1802, Department of State. Acknowledges Stevens’s letter of 14 July . Concurs in the opinion of the district attorney on the claim of demurrage for the Grand Turk but thinks it proper that the claimants should be referred to Treasury Department for a settlement of the question; “this is in fact the most regular course in such cases.” The claim of Stewart & Company should be submitted...
10From James Madison to Ebenezer Stevens, 28 June 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
28 June 1802, Department of State. “Your letter of the 22d Instant has been duly received. The arrangement which you suggest for settling with Mr. Daniel Cotton, on account of the freight of his vessel, is quite satisfactory, and you will be pleased to take measures for carrying it into effect.” RC ( NjP : Crane Collection); letterbook copy ( DNA : RG 59, DL , vol. 14). RC 1 p.; in a clerk’s...