1From James Madison to James Bowdoin, 20 April 1805 (Madison Papers)
Having before received your Commission, you will herewith receive a letter of credence as Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States to His Catholic Majesty. In presenting the latter, the President authorizes and charges you to repeat the friendly assurances it contains, in terms best calculated to satisfy the Spanish Government of the disposition of the United States to maintain the...
2From James Madison to Tobias Lear, 20 April 1805 (Madison Papers)
I have received your several letters of the 7th May 16th July and 3d Novr. last with their inclosures. Several points which they present for consideration in relation to the routine of affairs at Algiers, are passed over for the present as they are unconnected with the Mission in which you are engaged, and may be conveniently taken up hereafter. Upon reviewing the instructions transmitted to...
3To James Madison from Hubbard Taylor, 20 April 1805 (Madison Papers)
Herewith you will receve an Acct. of the disbursement of the Money long ago deposited in my hands for your Land purposes. I called at your house on my way in & saw Mr. Willis, & he has paid me some Money for the future, demands of his Intrest, to the lands in right of Mrs. Willis. I wish to be informed if any agremt. has taken place between your & your Neice, & what is the proportion you now...
4To James Madison from Isaac Briggs (Abstract), 20 April 1805 (Madison Papers)
20 April 1805, Washington, Mississippi Territory . “There is reason to expect that there will be applications or recommendations for the office of Secretary for this Territory. Permit me to suggest the idea that some embarrassment might result from the appointment, unless it be made on the President’s or thy personal knowledge, or in conformity with the wishes of the present Governor, whose...
5To James Madison from George W. Erving (Abstract), 20 April 1805 (Madison Papers)
20 April 1805, London . “Private No 31.” “I sincerely hope that you may think it proper to have an Example made of Captn McNeil mentioned in the accompanying letter No 52; he is a constant trader here & it has been intimated to me, with what truth I cannot pretend to say, that some scotch house in London is concerned in his ships; (for tho he is master of a ship he is owner of two) this is...
6To James Madison from George W. Erving (Abstract), 20 April 1805 (Madison Papers)
20 April 1805, London . No. 52. “I have the honor herewith to transmit— “1st. An Affidavit made by George Pitman late a mariner on board the vessel ‘Harry & Jane’ belonging to Joseph Young of Portland Massachusetts relating to the engagement of said vessel in the Slave carrying trade prohibited by law. “2d my certificate that the Master of said vessel has not complied with the law in...
7To James Madison from George W. Erving (Abstract), 20 April 1805 (Madison Papers)
20 April 1805, London . No. 53. “I have the honor herewith to inclose a protest made at Lisbon by Lemuel Bruce Master, and Charles A. Coffin mate of the Vessel Venus belonging to New York; stating the very unjustifiable conduct of the officers of his Britanneck Majesty’s Ship ‘Wolfe’ in procuring two men Bailey & Knight part of the crew of the Venus, to enter on board the ‘Wolfe,’ and in...
8To James Madison from Cipriano Ribeiro Freire (Abstract), 20 April 1805 (Madison Papers)
20 April 1805, Aranjuez . Obtained permission from his court to leave the United States in 1799 but was unable to communicate this personally to the president as the enclosed letters from Secretary of State Pickering will attest. Freire’s successor, [João Paulo, chevalier de] Bezerra, was supposed to deliver Freire’s letter of recall, but he did not come to the United States after the U.S....
9To James Madison from William Jarvis (Abstract), 20 April 1805 (Madison Papers)
20 April 1805, Lisbon . “Since I had the honor to address the foregoing to you, nothing with certainty has reached here about the French other than a confirmation of their being off Cadiz & were laying on & off waiting to be joined by a french line of battle ship, two frigates & the Spanish Line of battle ships in that port. It is said that only 7 of the 14 spanish line of battle ships are...
10To James Madison from William Lee (Abstract), 20 April 1805 (Madison Papers)
20 April 1805, Bordeaux . “I beg leave to transmit you a copy of my correspondence with Mr Skipwith respecting the Imprisonment at this port of disorderly American Seamen.” RC and enclosures ( DNA : RG 59, CD , Bordeaux, vol. 2). RC 1 p.; docketed by Wagner. For enclosures, see n. 1. The enclosures (7 pp.) are copies of (1) Fulwar Skipwith to Lee, 28 Mar. 1805, stating that he had received a...
11To James Madison from Thomas Lovell (Abstract), 20 April 1805 (Madison Papers)
20 April 1805, La Rochelle . “The following Copy of a Letter addressd to the Governor of Cadiz by the British Commander charged with the Blockade of that place, came to hand by the last post. I am induced to send it to you as it may possibly happen to come to hand before you receive the news from Spain. There is no nation so particularly affected by it as ours since the greatest part of 800000...
12To James Madison from James Maury (Abstract), 20 April 1805 (Madison Papers)
20 April 1805, Liverpool. “I had the honor of writing to you on the 14th ulto. Since the date of the inclosed price current [not found] cotton has continued declining, in consequence of the unusually great importations from the United States. You also have the copy of a bill [not found] brought into parliament by a member of Administration, which I expect will pass into a law.” RC ( DNA : RG...
13To James Madison from Thomas Rodney (Abstract), 20 April 1805 (Madison Papers)
20 April 1805, Washington, Mississippi Territory . “Since it has been known here that Mr. R. W. is appointed governor of this Territory we have been Told that Mr. West the present Secretary talks of resigning. If this Should happen I beg leave to mention Mr. John Fisher of Dover in the State of Delaware as a fit person to succeed him. Mr. Fisher is of 24 or 25 years Standing at the Barr, and...
14To Thomas Jefferson from Pierre Chouteau, 20 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Je vous ai annoncé par ma derniere lettre L’arrivée de plusieurs chefs Sioux que je n’avois pas encore vus; peu aprés le depart du courier Mr crawford m’a annoncé leur arrivée et me les a amenés; Je les ai renvoyé dans leurs nations avec quelques petits presents dont ils ont été satisfaits et ai remis a l’automne prochain a leur faire connoitre les intentions du gouvernement relativement à...
15From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 20 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I wish that when Muse was appointed to Tappahanoc we had known that Brett Randolph would accept of it. he is a very worthy & needy man, & one for whom it would be a good act to do something. Colo. Lyon’s applications have been so many & so unsuccessful that, all other qualifications being equal, I should like to prefer the person he recommends: if you know nothing against him. in that case if...
16From Thomas Jefferson to Albert Gallatin, 20 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I think the instructions are perfectly just which provide that if a purchase be made of the Indians adjacent to the Connecticut reserve by the US. the public should be at the expence of surveying all the lines circumscribing their purchase. but if they make no purchase, then those for whom the survey is should pay the expence. it has been sometimes made a question whether Seller or Buyer...
17From Thomas Jefferson to Richard Gantt, 20 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his respects to Judge Gantt, and on behalf of James Oldham a former client of mr. Gantt, and now in the employ of Th: J. takes the liberty of asking whether he can give any information on the subject of Oldham’s claim against Jackson’s estate, or to whom Th: J. can address himself to obtain information which will be thankfully recieved. DLC : Papers of Thomas Jefferson.
18From Thomas Jefferson to David Gelston, 20 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Th Jefferson presents his compliments to mr Gelston, acknoleges the reciept of his letter of the 4th. (since his return to this place) and will thank him to forward the two boxes of wine to this place or neighborhood by the first vessel. he will also, at his convenience, be so kind as to inform Th:J. of the reimbursements he has to make him. MHi : Coolidge Collection.
19To Thomas Jefferson from Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, 20 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Here I am with my son and daughter in law who is going to increase our family. Her father is to stand god father to the child and if He is a Boy we intend taking the liberty to give Him Your Name. You Have No Greater Admirers in the world than my two friends Tracy and Cabanis who live quietly in this village, going now and then to an insignificant Senate and employing their time in...
20From Thomas Jefferson to G. H. Le Prétre, 20 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his salutations to Mr. Le Pretre and subscribes with pleasure to his book. he now returns the subscription paper. Vi : Gibson Papers.
21To Thomas Jefferson from Thomas Paine, 20 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote you on 1st. Janry from N. Rochelle, mentioning my intention of spending part of the Winter at Washington; but the severity of the Winter and the bad condition of the roads and rivers prevented me, and I stopped at N. York. I wrote you from that place a second letter of more than nine pages on a variety of subjects accompanied with a Hamburgh Gazette and a letter from a revolutionary...
22From Thomas Jefferson to Charles Willson Peale, 20 April 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
According to my letter of the 5th. from Monticello, I sent the desk-Polygraph by water viâ Richmond, addressed to you; & brought with me your 8vo. one, & my model which are now sent to the stage office to be forwarded. in making one for me according to my model, I leave to yourself entirely the thickness of the stuff, so that whatever that is more than half an inch, will be added to the...