1To James Madison from Albert Gallatin, 24 July 1801 (Madison Papers)
The Secretary of the Treasury has the honor to enclose an account presented by Mr Ellicot for the use of the instruments used in running the Southern boundary of the United States. This claim the Auditor does not think himself authorized to admit. Its propriety must depend on the manner in which the line was run, on the necessity of the apparatus for executing the business, and on the...