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...