1From James Madison to Alexander Coffin Jr., 9 November 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ To Alexander Coffin Jr. 9 November 1805, Department of State. “Herewith are returned, as you request, the papers respecting the Ship Penman, which accompanied your letter of the 3d. ult. It would be a pre ce dent contrary to the established usage of the Executive, to afford pecuniary aid in prosecuting the appeal in a case like the present. But as the other owners do not lie under the same...