61To James Madison from Daniel Clark, 13 December 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
13 December 1803, New Orleans. “I was yesterday favored with a letter dated the 7th Instant from our Commissioners at Fort Adams advising that their preparations were nearly finished and that they expected to be ready to embark the following day. The inclosed is my Answer to it, and I hope they will shortly arrive to releive us from the irksome situation we are in. It is fortunate that...
62To James Madison from Daniel Clark, 12 March 1803 (Madison Papers)
Since my last I have learned from the Secretary of the Province Dn. Andres Lopez Armesto that the Letters received by the Schooner Cordelia from Monsr. Pichon contained a very strong recommendation to place matters respecting the Deposit on the former footing, but no alteration will be made, till advices are received from Court, as it is always the Custom here when any measure is adopted and...
63To James Madison from Daniel Clark, 16 July 1803 (Madison Papers)
I had the honor of receiving a few days since your Circular of the 9th. April. The necessity the Captains of our merchant men are now laid under of delivering their Papers to the Consul or Vice Consul on arrival will enable us to forward you in future the semiannual return of American shipping frequenting the Port which heretofore it was not possible to procure with any degree of certainty, as...
64To James Madison from Daniel Clark, 17 August 1803 (Madison Papers)
I received by last Post a Letter from Governor Claiborne in which he asked for information respecting the Boundaries & population of Louisiana and supposing that he meant to communicate the result of his enquiries to you I have taken pains to obtain the best official statements which I now forward. By the Census of 1785 and a Comparison with that of the present Year you will see the increase...
65To James Madison from Daniel Clark, 29 September 1803 (Madison Papers)
Herewith I forward you the answer to the Query respecting the Indian Nations in Louisiana, and by consulting the Map already forwarded you, their Position will be easily perceived. I am collecting further information respecting the Nations in the Provinces bordering on & to the West of Louisiana which you will shortly receive. I now take the Liberty of drawing on you in compliance with the...
66To James Madison from Daniel Clark, 27 April 1803 (Madison Papers)
Since my last the most remarkable Circumstance that has occurred is the arrival of the Prefect & his Family, accompanied by the Adjutant General and an Engineer who are all busily employed in making preparations to receive the Capt. General & the Troops who are hourly looked for. A National Brig has also arrived from Dun kirk with military Stores. Another that sailed with her was lost on the...
67To James Madison from Daniel Clark, 14 May 1803 (Madison Papers)
I have this Morning seen the Papers mentioned in my Letter of Yesterday, they are positive not to deliver any thing more to France than what was possessed by Spain East of the Mississippi, when Great Britain possessed West Florida, it not being as the Minister expresses himself, his Majesties intention to surrender to the French any Country that was not received of them, and by all means to...
68To James Madison from Daniel Clark, 18 August 1803 (Madison Papers)
Your Letter of the 20th. ulto. came to hand this Evening. I shall in every thing as far as I am able endeavor to fulfill your Wishes, and regret that the immediate return of the Post prevents my replying to some of the subjects mentioned in it, which I will take an immediate opportunity of doing. I flatter myself you will excuse the hasty & inaccurate manner in which the duplicate of the...