1From James Madison to Anthony Merry, 16 January 1806 (Madison Papers)
In the Month of October 1804 the British Cartel, Norfolk Hero, sailed, by Order of Admiral Duckworth, from Jamaica, with 170 French Prisoners of War and 30 British Invalids, for Morlaix, with an ulterior Destination for England, but soon afterwards the Prisoners took Possession of and carried her into the Mississippi. As there was no British Consul or Agent at New Orleans or near it, Humanity...
2To James Madison from James Monroe, 16 January 1806 (Madison Papers)
I arrived here to day to be prepared to attend the drawing room on the 18th., & found a notice from Ld. Mulgrave to attend a levee of the King to be held this Day at Buckingham house. I attended & was recd. with propriety. Nothing occurrd of an interesting nature. The King appeard to enjoy perfect good health, tho’ his eyesight was obviously impaired. On our affrs. with this country no change...
3From James Madison to Phineas Bond, 16 January 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ To Phineas Bond. 16 January 1806, Department of State. “I have had the honor to receive your letter of the 7th. inst. [not found] enclosing a power of Attorney to receive the balance of Mr. Guillemard’s Salary, as the fifth Commissioner under the 6th. Article of the Treaty of Amity &c. So much time has elapsed since the extinction of that Board, that it will not appear extraordinary, that no...
4To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau, 16 January 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Louis-Marie Turreau. 16 January 1806, Washington. His Imperial and Royal Majesty having named Mr. Martel commissary of commercial relations for Kentucky, but no place having been assigned for his residence, Pichon had asked JM to propose to the president that it be fixed in Martel’s exequatur for Natchez, a port of entry. JM had replied that no other foreign agent resided in this port,...
§ From Carlos Martínez de Yrujo. 16 January 1806, Washington. Has just received JM ’s letter of yesterday in which JM was pleased to tell him that the president of the United States, having solicited Yrujo’s retirement in Madrid, in the month of April last, can only learn with surprise of his coming to the city where the government resides, and that he sees this step as improper, with the...
6From Thomas Jefferson to William C. C. Claiborne, 16 January 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Your unacknoleged letters of June 17. July 14. Nov. 13. prove me an unpunctual correspondent. it is not that I do less than I might, but that there is more than I can do. in the first place I pray you to deliver the inclosed answer to the Address of the H. of R. of Orleans which is a duplicate of what I forwarded by a former post. I then thought that by the succeeding one I might send on the...
7From Thomas Jefferson to William Henry Harrison, 16 January 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Your several unacknoleged letters of June 18. Aug. 29. Nov. 12. & 20. prove me an unpunctual correspondent. it is not because I do less than I might do, but that there is more than I can do. I will now summarily reply to their several articles. and first I pray you to deliver to the legislature the inclosed letter in answer to the Address they favored me with. of the two persons chosen to...
8To Thomas Jefferson from Caesar Augustus Rodney, 16 January 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty of introducing to your acquaintance William Cooch Esq. a very reputable & influential citizen of New-Castle County in the State of Delaware & for many years a member of the legislature. His political principles are those of a genuine Republican. He is going on business to Virginia & wishes on his way to call & pay his personal respects to you. I am Dear Sir Yours Very...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Daniel Stevens, 16 January 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Being informed that the Collector of the Customs Mr. James Simons has sent on his resignation to you, and having been an old officer of the Revenue of the United States, in South Carolina, as Supervisor of the Revenue, and having a thorough knowledge of the Revenue System, shou’d it really be the case that the Collector has resigned, I wou’d beg leave to offer myself as a Candidate for that...