1To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 23 June 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
23 June 1801, Philadelphia. Forwards passports for Charles Pinckney, his family and entourage (including his secretary), in response to JM’s request of 18 June [letter not found]. RC ( DNA : RG 59, NFL , France, vol. 1). 1 p.
2To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 10 October 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
10 October 1803, Monday . Pichon pays his respects to JM and asks him to name a time during that day when they might meet to discuss affairs. RC ( DNA : RG 59, NFL , France, vol. 1). 1 p.; in French.
3To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 17 October 1804 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Pichon has the honor to present his respects to Mr. Madison and his regrets that the reports of a Sickness prevailing at washington together with Mrs. Pichon’s State of health which does not admit, just now, of travelling have detained him here longer than he intended, and deprived him of the pleasure of waiting, as early as he proposed, on Mr. Madison. The latter cause, the Situation of...
4To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 2 July 1801 (Madison Papers)
Cn Pichon with his respects forward Mr. Madison the inclosed extract of his dispatches from Cayenne, which proves that the government of that place are eager to execute the instructions they received from france as soon as the Treaty was signed at Paris. RC and enclosure ( DNA : RG 59, NFL , France, vol. 1). Enclosure 3 pp., in French. The enclosed extract of the 15 May letter from the French...
5To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, [17 July] 1801 (Madison Papers)
Le Citoyen Pichon a l’honneur de présenter Ses respects à Mr. Madison et de lui envoyer l’extrait ci Joint de la lettre qu’il a écrite au Cen. Giraud Commissaire de la République à Boston, au Sujet de L’arrestation qui S’est faite à bord du Berceau par un Constable d’un matelot français. Les principes que le Cen. Pichon a consignés dans cette lettre Sont ceux dans les quels il avait eu...
6To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 27 April 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
27 April 1804, Georgetown. Encloses an extract of a dispatch from Laussat. If Laussat’s account of the facts is correct, Pichon is confident that the U.S. government will hasten to give to the French government satisfaction for the lack of respect that the commanding officers of the two forts showed the French flag. RC and enclosure ( DNA : RG 59, NFL , France, vol. 1); Tr and Tr of enclosure...
7To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 18 October 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
18 October 1802. Presents his respects and returns with thanks the papers JM sent him. “Mr. M. will find the memorials of the board of trade at Bordeaux very interesting.” Informs JM that the frigate Consolante “with 212 negroes” sailed on 13 Oct. from New York and that “the Captain disappointed entirely Some Speculations which had been made on her departure.” RC ( DNA : RG 59, NFL , France,...
8To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 28 November 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
28 November 1803, Georgetown. Having had occasion to tell JM of the measures he has taken relative to the French ship Nancy that touched at Charleston lately with letters of marque, causing complaints from the port collector, now encloses extracts, numbered 1, 2, and 3, from his correspondence on the matter with the French commissary at Charleston. Enclosure no. 4 is an extract from a letter...
9To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 19 April 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
19 April 1802, Georgetown. In his letter of 4 Jan. 1802 , Pichon reported on the affair of the French ship Cassius , sequestered by the U.S. at Philadelphia in 1795, abandoned by the French minister, Adet, and subsequently sold. Requests restitution. RC ( DNA : RG 59, NFL , France, vol. 1). 1 p.; in French; dated 29 Germinal an X. In a clerk’s hand, signed by Pichon. PJM-SS Robert J. Brugger...
10To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 5 July 1801 (Madison Papers)
Le Citoyen Pichon présente ses respects à Mr. Madison, et lui transmet avec bien de la satisfaction la copie de la lettre qu’il vient de recevoir du nouvel Agent du Gouvernement de la république à la Guadeloupe. Son contenu prouvera à monsieur le Président des Etats Unis, à qui le Citoyen Pichon espère que Mr. Le Secretaire d’Etat voudra bien la communiquer, que les instructions données au...
11To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 2 November 1801 (Madison Papers)
Le Citoyen Pichon a l’honneur de prévenir Monsieur Madison que le Citoyen Marbois qui était demeuré à Baltimore, pour remplir momentanément les fonctions commissariales, vient de lui faire connaitre Son intention de Se retirer et de retourner en France. Cette circonstance qui dérange les dispositions que le Citoyen Pichon avait prises, par anticipation de celles qu’il était autorisé à croire...
12To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 29 December 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
29 December 1802, Georgetown. Transmits a regulation of the French government, which JM will judge useful to make known to American business, relative to the admission of American ships into France during the season in which yellow fever exists in American ports. Also sends an extract of a letter that the minister of marine has written which will show JM that errors thought to have slipped...
13To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 21 May 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
21 May 1804, Baltimore. Encloses the commissions [not found] of Gen. Antoine Gabriel Venance Rey and [Louis] Arcambal as French commercial agents in New York and Baltimore, respectively. Requests exequaturs for them both from the president. RC ( DNA : RG 59, NFL , France, vol. 1). 1 p.; in French; in a clerk’s hand, signed by Pichon; docketed by Wagner as received 23 May. Antoine Gabriel...
14To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 7 May 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
7 May 1802, Georgetown. Acknowledges JM’s letter of 6 May ; will write to Leclerc on the subject of it at the first opportunity. Assures JM that the general in chief, when he sees the impressions his actions have produced, will speedily make the reparations due to the U.S. RC ( DNA : RG 59, NFL , France, vol. 1); letterpress copy of RC ( DLC : Jefferson Papers); Tr ( NHi : Livingston Papers).
15To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 5 November 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
5 November 1802, Georgetown. Reminds JM “of the answers which are to be made by the Treasury depmt. on two notes of Mr Pichon of the last year—the one relative to the claim of Monsr. Rayneval; T’other concerning the claims of the heirs of Beaumarchais.” Requests some answer on the two applications “which, for the satisfaction of the claimants as well as of his duty, he may forward to the...
16To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 9 December 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
9 December 1801, Georgetown. Encloses two lists of French vessels taken prize by U.S. ships and in the process of being returned by the U.S. according to the provisions of the Convention of 1800. These lists include the only cases of this kind that have as yet come to his attention either from statements in district court registers or from his correspondence with French officials. The first...
17To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 8 June 1801 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Pichon On his return to Philada. where he will be detained for some days will be very anxious there to hear from the Secy. of State on the contents of the two notes of the 17th. & 18th. last, which are of such a nature as to make Mr. Pichon wish to know the pleasure of the President of the United States on them before he can have the honour of personally receiving Mr. Madison’s answer at...
18To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 14 October 1803 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Pichon with his respects to Mr. Madison forwards a note which after mature deliberation he has thought it his duty to address on the subject of the notes of His C. M. minister to the U. S. in relation to Louisiana. Mr. Pichon expects that it will appear but proper to the President of the United States that Mr. Pichon’s vindication of his Government should accompany, wherever they may...
19To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 30 December 1801 (Madison Papers)
J’ai l’honneur de vous adresser, Sous ce pli, des pieces dans lesquelles le Capitaine Buisson, Supercargue de la Goelette La Peggy, qui fait partie des propriétés à Restituter, réclame des effets qui ont été pris à Son bord par les capteurs ou détruits dans l’acte de la capture; ces circonstances ont été reconnues et confessées dans le cours de la procédure par les capteurs; et Je présume que...
20To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 11 March 1803 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Pichon presents his respects to Mr. Madison and begs that he will inclose in the dispatches which Marquis d’yrujo informed him this morning are preparing to day for Neworleans the inclosed letter. Mr. Pichon leaves it open for Mr. Madison’s inspection. Mr. P. would have conversed on the contents of this letter with Mr. Madison in the forenoon, had he not met with Marquis d’Yrujo who...
21To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 31 August 1804 (Madison Papers)
Depuis ma dernière par laquelle j’ai eu l’honneur de vous communiquer la lettre du Gouverneur de Cube à moi adressée, j’ai reçu du Général Ferrand Commandant à sto. Domingo les arrêtés dont j’ai l’honneur de vous adresser un exemplaire. Vous verrez, Monsieur, que mes instances ont aussi eu de ce côté là tout le succès que je pouvais désirer. Dorénavant aucune prise neutre pour cause de...
22To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 5 September 1801 (Madison Papers)
Cit. Pichon presents his respects to Mr. Madison and thinks it proper to forward him the letter which has been adressed him by the Minister of foreign relations on the Subject of the treaty. Mr. Madison is begged, if he does not find any objection to it, to lay that document before the president of the United States. RC ( DNA : RG 59, NFL , France, vol. 1). Pichon probably enclosed a copy of a...
23To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 28 July 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
28 July 1802, Georgetown. Encloses a copy of a letter from the minister of foreign relations announcing the signing of the definitive peace between France and Great Britain; adds a copy of the treaty [not found] and requests that both documents be brought to the president’s attention. Would have had the pleasure of sending this interesting communication sooner had the packet that contained it...
24To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 14 September 1801 (Madison Papers)
Je prends la liberté de vous communiquer une gazette de New York du 9. de 7bre. qui m’est parvenue le 12. Suivant. Cette gazette donne l’extrait d’un discours attribué à un Ministre du Connecticut et dans une note de ce discours qui m’est, comme vous le verrez, relative, il est dit que j’ai publié des propositions tendant à donner une nouvelle édition des œuvres de Godwin. L’assertion ainsi...
25To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 19 November 1801 (Madison Papers)
Cn. Pichon presents his respects to Mr. Madison & has the pleasure to inclose him an extract of a letter from Govr. Lacrosse which while it further evinces that officer’s amicable dispositions towards the american trade, furnishes a new indication of those Severe measures to which Mr. Madison has already been informed Gov. Lacrosse will be under the necessity to recur if the practice...
26To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 15 December 1802 (Madison Papers)
J’ai reçu le 11 de ce mois la lettre que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’ecrire le 2. du dit mois en réponse à celles que je vous adressai il y a plusieurs mois sur les réclamations de feu Mr. de Beaumarchais & de Mr. de Rayneval. J’ai reçu le même jour, Monsieur, vôtre lettre du 9. rélative a la corvette française le Cassius. D’après ce que vous me faites l’honneur de me communiquer,...
27To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 22 December 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
22 December 1802, Georgetown. Acknowledges receipt of JM’s 21 Dec. note enclosing a memorandum of the funds the Navy Department claims from Pichon. “The 1st. item arising from advances made to the officers of the Berceau has been repaid to the United States by a deduction of so much made at the Treasury on the last moiety restored of the Sums captured on the Said officers.” Recollects that the...
28To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 29 May 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
29 May 1802, Philadelphia. Encloses two commissions for commissaries of commercial relations: one for Lequinio de Kerblay at Newport, Rhode Island, and the other for Sotin at Savannah, Georgia. These two agents arrived several days ago and await the president’s exequatur to enter upon their functions and leave for their posts. RC ( DNA : RG 59, NFL , France, vol. 1). 1 p.; in French....
29To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 9 July 1804 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Pichon presents Mr Madison his respects and begs him to receive his apologies that he leaves Washington City to go perhaps as far as Phila. without taking leave of Mr. Madison. The resolution of going so far is sudden. Mrs Pichon’s State of mind requires it. Mr. Madison may continue to adress any communications he may have for Mr P. at his house at Washington. Mr & Mrs. Pichon expect that...
30To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 25 July 1801 (Madison Papers)
Citizen Pichon has to direct his thanks to the Secretary of state for the ready communication made to him of the sanitary regulations provided by the United States: the Same are translating and will be transmitted to France. Cn. Pichon has to acknowledge the receit of the Secretary of state’s list of captures made by the United States which are, under the Treaty, liable to restitution. As the...
31To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 6 January 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
6 January 1803, Georgetown. “By information received this evening by Mr. Pichon he is led to believe that the aid de camp of Gnl. Leclerc from St. Domingo now on his way to washington brings dispatches relating to Louisiana. Mr P. has nothing Yet from the Gentleman and expects him to morrow.” RC ( DLC ). 1 p. Leclerc died of yellow fever on 2 Nov. 1802, and Hector Dauré, acting captain general...
32To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 27 August 1804 (Madison Papers)
J’ai l’honneur de vous adresser ci-incluse la réponse que je viens de recevoir du Gouverneur Général de Cube aux lettres que je lui avais adressées, et dont je vous ai donné, dans le tems, communication, relativement aux irrégularités qui se commettaient dans cette isle par des Corsaires français. Vous verrez, Monsieur, que ces lettres ont eu tout l’effet qu’on pouvait désirer. Il le serait...
33To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 4 April 1802 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Pichon presents his respects to Mr. Madison & incloses to him extracts of dispatches from St. D/ge. The two last in date are those which he received by the Necessity Victualling frigate lately arrived here to take a load of provisions. Mr. Benesech’s letter attempts to make Some apology for what was done at the Cape in relation to the american merchants. The vessell which Mr. P. thought of...
34To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 1 November 1804 (Madison Papers)
Your favor of the 20th. would have been duly acknowledged, had I not been daily expecting to leave this for washington. That of the 26th. would also have been follow’ed in time with my acknowledgements, but for the incident of Mr. Bonaparte’s Ship wreck which you have probably heard of long ago & which occasioned an excursion towards Newcastle to meet him. I have to thank you, Sir, for the...
35To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 27 October 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
27 October 1803, Georgetown . Presents his respects and requests that JM lay the enclosed paper before the president. Its contents summarize conversations held with the secretary of state. RC and enclosure ( DNA : RG 59, NFL , France, vol. 1). RC 1 p.; in French. For enclosure, see n. 1. The enclosure (7 pp.; in French; docketed by Wagner) is a request by Pichon that the American government...
36To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 17 October 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
17 October 1802, Georgetown. Encloses a design of the flag adopted by the Italian Republic. Talleyrand has charged him with acquainting the American government with it and with asking that all civil and military officers at U.S. ports be ordered to extend to vessels sailing under the colors of the Italian Republic the respect and aid befitting a power friendly to France. Asks JM to show this...
37To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 7 May 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
7 May 1801, Georgetown. Asks that the U.S. government take responsibility for French prisoners until Pichon can have them returned to France or its colonies. Most of them are now in Frederick or in New York and should be put on board the Berceau , which is being fitted out at Boston owing to the generous arrangements of the American government. Requests the federal government to have all at...
38To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 1 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Dallas the Attorney of the United States for this District, will inform you, I presume, of the application which I was, this day, obliged to make to him, in consequence of a writ being served on me this morning, on the part of Mr. Dupont, an american merchant in Newyork, with the intention to prosecute me for some bills which I drew last Summer in his favor on Mr. Pèrregaux Banker in Paris...
39To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 19 October 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
19 October 1803, Georgetown . Encloses two commissions and requests exequaturs for Jean-François Soult as French commissioner of commercial relations for South Carolina at Charleston and Alire Raffeneur Delille as vice-commissioner of commercial relations for North Carolina at Wilmington. RC ( DNA : RG 59, NFL , France, vol. 1). 2 pp.; in French; in a clerk’s hand, signed by Pichon. Enclosures...
40To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 7 April 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
7 April 1804, Georgetown. Encloses a commission from the first consul naming Paul-Marie-Louis Martel commercial agent for Kentucky and asks JM to obtain an exequatur from the president. Believes the omission of a place of residence in the commission was inadvertent and that the intention of the French government is that the post will comprehend the Mississippi Territory. This presumption leads...
41To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 21 October 1803 (Madison Papers)
Le chargé d’affaires de la République Française n’a de son Gouvernement aucune instruction qui l’autorise, soit à admettre soit à rejetter, la contre déclaration que Monsieur le Secrétaire d’Etat propose par sa note de ce jour de consigner dans l’acte d’échange des ratifications du Traité et des conventions du dix floréal (30 avril) dernier. Dans tout autre Etat de choses que le présent, son...
42To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 18 June 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
18 June 1801, Philadelphia. Acknowledges JM’s reply to his letters of [17 and] 18 May. Since JM did not mention the matter of commissaries Arcambal and Marbois on which the president’s decision was requested, Pichon assumes that JM’s silence signifies approval. Expresses gratitude for the president’s decision concerning the American loan of $15,000 toward relief of Saint-Domingue refugees and...
43To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 28 June 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
28 June 1802, Georgetown. Has received JM’s letter on the subject of Captain Davidson and will transmit the contents to General Leclerc. Draws JM’s attention to several cases about which he has received no response. The first is the affair of the corvette Cassius , a French property, long contested by the U.S., formally delivered to Adet, and abandoned by him long after the disagreement....
44To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 31 August 1803 (Madison Papers)
Le Soussigné, chargé d’affaires de la République Française, a l’honneur d’informer Mr. le Secrétaire d’Etat, qu’il vient de recevoir de son Gouvernement l’ordre de notifier Officiellement à celui des Etats Unis la rupture qui a éclaté dans le cours du mois de mai dernier entre la République Française et La Grande Bretagne. La conduite qu’a tenue le Gouvernement français dans les discussions...
45To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 2 November 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
2 November 1801, Georgetown. Encloses copy of passport given at State Department on 24 Oct. to French citizen returning to Saint-Domingue. States that this form is contrary to accepted principles and to assurances given him since his arrival. Is sure that it will suffice to call this oversight to JM’s attention for such permits to be discontinued and future requests for passports for French...
46To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 17 July 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
17 July 1801, Georgetown. Since returning to the capital he has called at the Treasury Department in order to follow up on JM’s letter of 12 June . Understands second paragraph of that note officially released funds belonging to French citizens deposited earlier in French consular offices and then seized by U.S. during undeclared war. In his letter of 18 May he had requested such release in...
47To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 2 November 1803 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Pichon hopes there is no impropriety on his part in requesting that Mr. Madison may inform him of the resolutions of the President of the U.S. on the Subject contained in the memorial of Mr. P. of the 27th ult, so that Mr. P. may by the vessel Sailing for france, write with Some degree of accuracy, on a topic which has been peculiarly pressed on the Govmt. of the U.S. by the ministers of...
48To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 17 March 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
17 March 1803, Georgetown. Encloses a copy and the original of Napoleon’s commission naming Gérard Cazeaux as vice–commercial agent for New Hampshire, residing at Portsmouth. Asks JM to request an exequatur for him from the president. RC and enclosure ( DNA : RG 59, NFL , France, vol. 1). RC 1 p.; in French. Docketed by Wagner. Enclosure (2 pp.; in French) is a copy of the commission, dated 26...
49To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 22 March 1802 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Pichon offers his respects to Mr Madison and begs leave to give him the trouble of perusing and forwarding to the Secretary of the Treasury the inclosed paper which relates to the already mentioned subject of drafts on france. Mr P. after a conversation on that topic with the Secretary of the treasury has thought it might conduce to a compliance of Mr P.[’s] wishes to State his proposals...
50To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, [29 June 1802] (Madison Papers)
Mr. Pichon with his respects returns Mr Madison the letter of the Attorney General which Mr M. was so kind as to communicate to Mr. P. Mr Pichon requests Mr Madison to forward to him an answer on that claim as soon as convenient as the claimants are very pressing on Mr. P. RC ( DNA : RG 59, NFL , France, vol. 1). 1 p. Undated; date assigned here on the basis of information in n. 1. Pichon...