1To Alexander Hamilton from Louis André Pichon, 21 May 1802 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Washington, May 21, 1802. The endorsement on Hamilton to Pichon, May 10, 1802 , reads: “Repue Le 21 mai.” Letter not found. ]
2To Thomas Jefferson from Louis André Pichon, 2 April 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
Le Cit. Pichon prend la liberté de prier Monsieur le Président des Etats Unis de vouloir bien agréer l’expression du regret qu’il a eprouvé d’apprendre le depart de cette ville de Monsieur le Prèsident avant d’avoir pu lui présenter ses devoirs. Le Cit. Pichon, avait cru entendre de la bouche de Monsieur le Secre. d’Etat que Mr. jefferson devait rester jusqu’a vendredi prochain; L’equivoque...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Louis André Pichon, 9 July 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Pichon a l’honneur de présenter ses respects à Monsieur le Président des Etats Unis et de le prier de vouloir bien agréer ses regrets et ses excuses de ce qu’il quitte Washington pour aller faire un excursion jusques aux environs de Philadelphie sans prendre congé de Monsieur le Président. Mais dabord le depart, fixé à aujourd hui, nétait que pour aller jusques chez Ross passer quelques...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Louis André Pichon, 4 March 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Pichon with his respects incloses herewith the Passport which the President of the United States did him the honor to ask and returns The Passport of Mr Thornton which had been communicated as a model. RC ( DLC ); endorsed by TJ as received 4 Mch. and “passport” and so recorded in SJL . Enclosures: (1) Safe conduct pass, 1 Mch., in French, signed by Pichon, asking civil officials, military...
5To Thomas Jefferson from Louis André Pichon, 25 March 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Pichon presents his respects to the President of the United States & regrets exceedingly that notwithstanding his anxious Sollicitations to the Consul at Baltimore on the Subject of the wine—he has not yet been able to learn whether and how much wine he was to expect. Therefore, Mr. Pichon recommends to the President to order from Norfolk the quantity he chuses without reference to the...
6To Thomas Jefferson from Louis André Pichon, 10 July 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Pichon with his best respects to the President of the United States has the honor to thank him for his note correcting the information of the extraordinary Philadelphia Gazette supposed to have arrived by last thursday’s mail. Mr. P. communicated the information in the evening only to Mr Madison & Mr Smith (harrison) both of whom will have had like Mr P. an opportunity by the paper of last...
7To Thomas Jefferson from Louis André Pichon, 31 May 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Pichon asks of the President of the United States leave of presenting to him Mr. Esménard , a French Gentleman of Mr. Pichon’s particular acquaintance, intimately connected in Paris with the Chief Consul & family and with Mr. Talleyrand, and one of the most distinguished litterateurs in Paris. Mr. Esmenard was lately Secretary To the Governor of Martinique, admiral Villaret & is last from...
8To Thomas Jefferson from Louis André Pichon, 9 November 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Pichon présente ses respects à Monsieur Le President des Etats Unis, et le prie d’agreer son regret bien sincere de ce qu’un Rhume qu’il a gagné hier, et le defaut de voiture le priveront du plaisir de se rendre à l’invitation que Mr. Le President a eu la bonté de lui faire hier. Mr. Pichon a depuis l’an dernier deux ou trois caisses de vin blanc de champagne (de 60 blles. chaque) qu’il...
9To Thomas Jefferson from Louis André Pichon, 5 November 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. Pichon a l’honneur de presenter ses respects à monsieur Le President des Etats Unis & de le remercier de l’envoi qu’il a pris la peine de faire à Mr. Pichon d’une lettre à lui adressée de France. Mr. P. espere avoir l’honneur après demain de reiterer à Mr. Le President personellement ses hommages respectueux. Mr. Pichon a laissè madame á Phile. assez bien portante: mais elle ne pourra se...
10To Thomas Jefferson from Louis André Pichon and Émile Brongniart Pichon, 9 September 1802 (Jefferson Papers)
Mr. et Me Pichon ont l’honneur de presenter leurs respects à Monsieur le Président des Etats Unis et prennent la liberté de lui témoigner tout le regret qu’ils éprouvent de ne pouvoir profiter des obligeantes invitations que Mr. le Président a eu la bonté de leur faire de faire une excursion à Monticello. Mr Pichon étant impérieusement appellé à New York par la présence des frégates françaises...
11To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 10 July 1801 (Madison Papers)
Cn. Pichon returns the Secretary of State, with his best compliments, the inclosed papers which were communicated for Citizen Pichon’s examination. It is Cn. Pichon’s opinion that the cases of American captures by french West-india cruisers described in those papers, all, except the case No. 1. of the Brig Betzy of Norwich captured January 1797 and adjuged on the 14th come within the...
12To 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...
13To 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...
14To 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...
15To 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...
16To 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,...
17To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 17 February 1803 (Madison Papers)
Le soussigné, chargé d’affaires de la République française, a eu l’honneur de faire part à Mr. Madison, des dépêches qu’il s’est empressé d’expédier à la Nouvelle Orléans, pour communiquer avec les autorités françaises qui Sont attendues dans cette ville, Sur ce qui fait la matière de la lettre de Mr. Madison du 8. février. Le Soussigné, ne met pas en doute que ces autorités n’ayent reçu...
18To 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...
19To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 14 November 1801 (Madison Papers)
A mon départ de Paris, J’ai reçu du Ministre des Relations Extérieures, la lettre dont J’ai l’honneur de vous adresser l’extrait Sous le No. 1., et dans laquelle Je Suis invité, par ce Ministre, à intervenir auprès du Gouvernement des Etats Unis en faveur des réclamations que les héritiers du feu Beaumarchais ont à exercer, contre lui, pour fournitures faites aux Etats Unis par Mr....
20To 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...
21To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 18 February 1802 (Madison Papers)
Le Soussigné a reçu, de Son Gouvernement, des dépêches dont il S’empresse de faire part à Monsieur le Sécrétaire d’Etat des Etats Unis. Ces dépêches, en date du 27. octobre, portent d’abord, au Soussigné, l’ordre de donner officiellement communication, au Gouvernement des Etats Unis, de la paix qui venait d’être conclue entre la République Française et Sa Majesté Britannique, le 1er. de ce...
22To 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...
23To 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...
24To 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...
25To 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...
26To 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).
27To James Madison from Louis-André Pichon, 31 August 1803 (Madison Papers)
Depuis la lettre que j’ai eu l’honneur de vous adresser hier, j’ai reçu par votre Dépmt. des duplicates des dépêches de mon Gouvernement relatives aux Traités du 30 Avril parmi lesquelles se trouvent les lettres que j’ai l’honneur de vous adresser. Les paquets qui sont arrivés par le navire Amsterdam Packet venu de Bordeaux à Philadelphie se sont trouvés être sous le couvert de Monsieur...
28To 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...
29To 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...
30To 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...