2801To James Madison from Thomas Barclay, 22 December 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
22 December 1802, Washington. “Being out of business for a length of time it is much my wish to be employed in your Office as a Clerk, if there should be a vacancy and you should think me deserving.… I have been unfortunate in trade and have a large family to support I am therefore obliged to solicit your assistance.” Would be happy with any situation and could give satisfaction “in a short...
2802To James Madison from Tobias Lear, 27 July 1801 (Madison Papers)
I embrace a favourable opportunity offered by Mr. D’Arcy, who goes passenger in the Schooner Fox to Philada. to write you a few lines, and enclose a Copy of my last of the 25th. inst. which covered a Copy of the Constitution formed for the Island. I would forward another Copy by this Opporty., was it practicable for me to get it; but that seems to be out of the question at present. I hope to...
2803To James Madison from James Monroe, 2 February 1804 (Madison Papers)
Since my last nothing interesting has taken place in any view on this side of the atlantick. I have been told that my note was referrd to the admiralty, from whom a report had not been recd wh. was the cause of delay in the answer; that the delay in the admiralty was in part owing to some changes in it, Sr. Evan Nepean being removed to Ireland in character of chief secry. to the Ld....
2804To James Madison from Stephen Cathalan, 18 August 1803 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor of Confirming you my last Respects of the 13th. & 21st. July ulto. This is to advise you that I have received my Exequatur Signed by the first Consul at Brussells on the 3d. Thermidor (22d. July ulto.) as pr. Copy here inclosed. I am, Then at last duly acknowledged by this Government as Commercial Agent of the U. States; I beg you to be Assured that I Will Continue in the...
2805To James Madison from John Gavino, 1 January 1808 (Madison Papers)
I beg leave to referr to what I had the honour of adressing you pr No: 48 on the 29: Ulto: which being kept back for want of a fair wind, will now go with this. Since then a Number of our Merchant Vessels have put into this Port, some on account the Communication made by British Ships of Warr that Algiers were Capturing our Trade; this would have been stopd before now had we had an Easterly...
2806To James Madison from William Willis, 16 May 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
16 May 1804, Washington. “The many strange methods that have been adopted, by a Vilanous, and active combination, to ruin me, makes me regrett your being occupied, at the hour you appointed for me to call on you—a few minutes would have been sufficient to have convince’d you that the characters that were named, as my accusers merit no credit, as they are the persons who are implicated, in the...
2807To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 6 August 1802 (Madison Papers)
I now return you the letters of mr. Pichon, and of Jones; also those of Van Polanen & Thos. Sumter. The letter to be written to Van Polanen should be so friendly as to remove all doubt from the Batavian government that our suppression of that mission proceeds from any other motive than of domestic arrangement & e[c]onomy. I inclose you a draught of a letter to the emperor of Morocco, which...
2808To James Madison from Com. Isaac Chauncey, 9 June 1807 (Madison Papers)
I am mortified that I am again under the necessity of complaining to you of the base treatment recieved from a people that we are at peace with and who profess a wish to continue so, yet in the very face of those professions are guilty of the most unwarrantable and insulting conduct towards the Flag and citizens of a nation whom they hypocritically pretend to respect. I had the Honor of...
2809To James Madison from John Pendleton, 12 August 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From John Pendleton. 12 August 1805, Richmond . “I had the honor of receiving your very polite favour of the 20th. ulto. [not found] & pray you to accept my best thanks for your kind attention to the subject of my former letter; my absence from Town has occasioned a little delay. I have now written to the secretary at War.” RC ( DLC ). 1 p. See Pendleton to JM , 15 July 1805 .
2810To James Madison from William C. C. Claiborne (Abstract), 5 May 1805 (Madison Papers)
5 May 1805, New Orleans . “In a late Letter which I have received from Mr. Chambers the United States Factor at Fort St. Stephens, he states: ‘The Letter you were pleased to obtain from the Marquis of Casa Calvo, authorized the Vessel to pass by the Post of Mobile, and the Commandant of the Post assured me she should return freely and without hindrance.’ “A Copy of my Correspondence with the...
2811To James Madison from William Eaton, 6 March 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
6 March 1801, Tunis. No. 34. Reports British pressure on bey has forced Tunis to expel French diplomats. Notes resulting change in plans for American charter vessel Anna Maria . Believes British-French hostilities and disruption of French Mediterranean trade offer opportunity for American shipping to replace French in Indian trade. Quotes from earlier statements of bey supporting improved...
2812To James Madison from Thomas Bulkeley, 2 February 1802 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to enclose 3 Documents N 1. 2. 3. consistg. of my Correspondence with this Government on the subject of a Quarantine laid on all vessels coming from the United States; the ans wer N 3 will inform you of their disposition in this respect. The two vessels mentioned in N 2, were a few days after admitted to practic by reckoning 40 days from their sailing from the United States,...
2813To James Madison from James Leander Cathcart, 18 March 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
18 March 1804, Leghorn. No. 4. “By the arrival of the Imperial Polacca La Benevolenza Captn: Luca Lucovich in eight days from Tripoli I am enabled to give you the intelligence contain’d in the enclosed extract of a letter from Monsr: Antoine Zuchette Batavian chargé des affaires at Tripoli to Diederick Kerfsbyll Esqr: Batavian Consul at Leghorn , the latter gave me the extract in confidence &...
2814To James Madison from Anonymous, 7 February 1808 (Madison Papers)
Being a friend of the administration, and of the nomination of the representatives of the people, and impressed with the belief that you are not fully informed of the real character and designs of DeWitt Clinton, causes these lines. A few evenings after the Embargo Act reached New-York, Messrs. DeWitt Clinton, James Fairley, James Arden, James Cheetham, Wm. L. Rose &c &c &c met at the House of...
2815To James Madison from James Maury, 28 September 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
28 September 1802, Liverpool. Encloses a price current. “Since the peace the Application to me from distress’d American Seamen is greatly increased by the Numbers which have been discharged from the British Navy, and I have endeavoured to relieve the United States of the expences of their support by requesting the Masters of our vessels to take them, agreeably to the law of 14th April 1792,...
2816To James Madison from John Juhel, 31 July 1807 (Madison Papers)
I had the honor of addressing you some months past respecting Mr. Archd. M Cock the bearer of this letter, whose friends applied to you in his favor for the appointment of american Consul or Commercial agent at the island of Martinique. He has been there since, and I furnished him with a letter for Mr. Laussat the prefect, charged with the administration of the island, asking if he would...
2817To James Madison from Tobias Lear, 11 April 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
11 April 1802, Cap Français. No. 25. “On the ninth the Genl. in Chief arrived here from Port au Prince, in a Frigate. In the forenoon of the tenth I waited upon him, when he informed me, in the first moment of our meeting, that he could not receive me as a public Character from the U. States, and desired I would no longer exercise the functions of Commercial Agent in the Island. I demanded the...
2818To James Madison from Christopher Johnston, Mark Pringle, and John Sherlock, 1 October 1805 (Madison Papers)
We conceive it a Duty we owe ourselves and the Public to lay before you a Statement of the Case of the Schooner Hannah Maria, Peter Sorensen, Master. This Vessel, owned by us, was loaded in this Port in the Month of March last and destined for Porto Bello on the Spanish Main, but conceiving it might facilitate her Admission into a Spanish Port, if she was cleared out for Curraçoa, we cleared...
2819To James Madison from Joseph Rademaker (Abstract), 17 June 1805 (Madison Papers)
17 June 1805, Philadelphia . “I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated 11th inst. enclosing the several Circular instructions to the Marshals & Collectors, who may have occasion to execute certain provisions in the Act for the Preservation of Peace, in the Harbors & Waters of the United States. I am persuaded Sir that any Commander of Portuguese Ships which may come...
2820To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau de Garambouville, 5 October 1808 (Madison Papers)
Depuis quatre ans, je demande à l’honorable Congrès par l’ordre de mon Gouvernement et par l’organe du Votre une détermination Sur l’affaire des Héritiers de M. de Beaumarchais Depuis quatre ans, le Conseil Exécutif de l’Union a fait toutes les recherches, reςu tous les renseignements qu’il a jugés nécessaires pour éclairer Sa religion, et afin de transmettre au Conseil Législatif cette...
2821To James Madison from Stephen Cathalan, 13 August 1802 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor of Confirming you my last of the 2d. ulto. inclosing a State of the American Vessels Entered and Cleared out from this district to the 30th. last June with a General account of my disbursements on account of the United States Government down to That day amounting to Frcs. 900. On the 4th. inst. arrived in this Road the Und. States Fregate Boston under the Command of Danl....
2822To James Madison from Robert C. Gardiner, 2 August 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
2 August 1803, Gothenburg . Wrote last on 6 Apr. , in answer to JM’s circular of 26 Aug. 1802, begging to be advised how he should act in support of distressed U.S. seamen, “the Sum stipulated by Congress being inadequate to their support in this Country.” Has since received the act of Congress of 28 Feb. 1803, “which makes the necessary provision required.” Reports that since the commercial...
2823To James Madison from Thomas Appleton, 23 March 1808 (Madison Papers)
On the 19th of January an embargo was laid on all Vessels i n this port, except the french. About 15 days since the spanish vessels were suffer’d to depart, and in the course of the last week the Neapolitans were free to sail. With respect to ours, notwithstanding my repeated applications and remonstrances to the french authorities, I could obtain no other satisfaction, than that such were...
2824To James Madison from William C. C. Claiborne, 1 December 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
1 December 1803, Natchez. “This day having proved fair, I embarked, a Company of the Natchez Artillery, another of Riflemen, and one Company of Militia Infantry, in all about one hundred Men, on Board of a Vessel at the Natchez Landing, with orders to Sail immediately for Fort Adams.” Impressed a schooner into public service; this schooner will assist in transporting troops and stores to New...
2825To James Madison from Albert Gallatin, 21 December 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
21 December 1801, Treasury Department. Has just received a letter from Messrs. Bird, Savage, and Bird notifying him that “William Hustlers bill on Van Dyck & Givens for £1000 Sterling—remitted by this Department to the said Bankers in August last, on account of the Treaties with the Mediterranean powers, had been noted for Non-Acceptance.” Points out that “it is very common for bills under...
2826Receipt from Nelly Conway Madison, 28 May 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
28 May 1802. “Recd. of James Madison fifty dollars in part of what may be due to me out of the personal estate of my grandfather.” Ms (owned by W. Parsons Todd, Morristown, N.J., 1961). In JM’s hand, signed by Nelly C. Madison.
2827To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 22 November 1805 (Madison Papers)
The inclosed barbarous Italian would require more consideration to be perfectly understood than I have time to bestow on it. I believe Mr. Wagner reads Italian. If he does, a good translation should be made; and it sets up such serious pretensions as that I think we should give it to Eaton & desire him to make a statement of what passed between him & the Ex bashaw & such a one as we may...
2828To James Madison from Fontaine Maury, 6 November 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
6 November 1804, New York. “I beg you to excuse the Liberty I take in introducing to your notice Mr Destrihan, who comes strongly mentioned by my Friends at New Orleans, and I shall feel much obliged at any civilities offered him.” RC ( DLC ). 1 p. On the same date, Maury wrote JM a similar letter introducing Pierre Sauvé ( DLC ; 1 p.; in a clerk’s hand, except for Sauvé’s name, complimentary...
2829To James Madison from John Dawson, 29 November 1808 (Madison Papers)
I received the enclosed letter a few days ago, and learn from the Secretary of the navy that there is not any vessel which will soon sail for N. Orleans. I have advised the writer to take a passage in a private vessel. I will thank you for any farther information, if you have any. With sincere Esteem Your most Ot: DLC : Papers of James Madison.
2830To James Madison from Vincent Gray, 8 March 1803 (Madison Papers)
The vessel by which this goes, having been detained a few minutes longer than was expected, gave me an oppertunity of calling at the General Post O ffice to make some enquiries r especting the mails due, and the arrival of the Packet, w hen was confirmed what I h ave before Stated, and I th en was further informed that the Governor had recd. as Cap General or ders to give up Louisiana to the...
2831To James Madison from Joseph Tucker, 26 September 1803 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 26 September 1803 . Acknowledged in Daniel Brent to Tucker, 2 Nov. 1803 (DNA: RG 59, DL, vol. 14). Requests that JM secure the discharge of Joseph Elingwood, who was impressed from the brig Narcissa on 3 Sept. 1803 and taken on board the British brig Drake . Brent asked Tucker to send a sworn affidavit testifying to the events in question and promised that the statement would...
2832To James Madison from James Taylor, 8 April 1807 (Madison Papers)
I had the Honor to receive your letter of the 28th. Febry., only the 6th. Instant; it was retained in this Town, some days, under the expectation of my arrival here to ascertain the duties on that part of the Cargo of the Brig Jacob, in my Custody. I have now come for that purpose but all the Invoices have not yet come to hand. Your articles Sir shall be sent, either to Norfolk, Baltimore or...
2833To James Madison from James Sheafe, 13 January 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
13 January 1804, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. “I had the honor to confer with you in Jany. 1802, at your office in Washington on the subject of my claims on the French Republic for restitution of property under the Convention of 30 September 1800, at which time you favored me with a letter to Mr. Livingston, Minister at Paris, requesting him ‘to patronize such claims’; this letter I found very...
2834To James Madison from Samuel Chase, 10 February 1802 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 10 February 1802. Acknowledged in JM to Chase, 12 Feb. 1802 . Inquires about the status of Rufus King’s negotiations with Great Britain on the Maryland bank stock case.
2835To James Madison from Joshua Gilpin, 21 July 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
21 July 1802, Philadelphia. Wishes to make a recommendation for the post of consul at Barcelona. “The recess of Congress prevents my addressing you thro the introduction of many of my friends who attend there.” Refers JM to his uncle George Gilpin of Alexandria and his friends William Thornton and Dolley Madison for personal references. “The application I wish to make is, for Mr Joseph...
2836To James Madison from William C. C. Claiborne, 31 December 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
31 December 1804, New Orleans. “I inclose for your perusal three Letters which I have lately received from the Officer Commanding at Natchitoches together with Copies of my answers, thereto, Marked No. 1 & 2. “You discover by these Letters that the late alarm at Natchitoches relative to the Negroes has wholly sub⟨side⟩d⟨,⟩ and also that the Neighbouring Tribes of Indians, manifest the best...
2837To James Madison from Landon Carter, 23 January 1809 (Madison Papers)
I now pay my respects to you on the subject of a paper which you politely recieved from me, when I had the honor of visiting you at your seat in the County of Orange, endorsing it "not to be opened but in my presence". I have not yet been able to produce any illustration upon the plan therein inclosed; nor can I do so before your exaltation from the dignified office you now hold. Few men are...
2838To James Madison from William Willis, 25 August 1803 (Madison Papers)
Mr. John Leonard has arrived here. As it seem’d to be the wish of the Government that I should give up the Consulate to him I have done it and shall attend the Orders of the president. I have secret information that Mr. Leonard has power to arrest me and send me to America. This I submit to. It has been my fate to love and Serve my Country with Zeal, and to lay under the imputation of a most...
2839To James Madison from William Lyman, 5 December 1806 (Madison Papers)
With due reference to former respects and Communications particularly my last of the 4th. September which I doubt not will have been received as thereof Duplicates were transmitted, I come this Time to enclose herewith The Accompt Current of this Office with the United States, also the return or List together with an Abstract of The American Seamen and Citizens who have been Impressed and held...
2840To James Madison from DeWitt Clinton, 14 August 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From DeWitt Clinton. 14 August 1805, New York . “I enclose certain documents to prove the impressment &. detention of an American Citizen. “I also enclose a memorandum of the place &c. where he obtained his protection which may throw further light on the subject of his Citizenship.” Letterbook copy ( NNC : DeWitt Clinton Papers). 1 p.
2841From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 20 March 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
my list tells me I signed commissions for the following persons, which being omitted in the list now recieved from the office, renders it desirable that the office be again examined to ascertain whether the error is in their list or mine. Mar. 9. Julien Poydrass of Orleans a member of the legislative council of Orleans. 20. Lemuel Trescott of Massach. Collectr. & Inspector of Machias. the...
2842To James Madison from Moses Young, 24 September 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
24 September 1802, Madrid. “My last was of the 9th, July, which I now confirm & refer to. I was yesterday honored with your letter dated by mistake the 29th, April, as it I⟨s⟩ an answer to mine written here on the 26th, of the same month. I lose no time in notifying government that unless congress passes a law to compensate me in proportion to the compensation or emoluments of other foreign...
2843To James Madison from Norton Wilbour, 9 February 1808 (Madison Papers)
Having in my possession, a demand against the late Peter Phillips Esqr. a Comisary in the late american war, it being for Twenty three months service, of assistant comisary to said Phillips which demand has not paid by Phi llips, or an acknowledgement of his receiving it from Government. I have as sole Heir to the estate of Benjamin Hull deceased the aforesaid assistant comisary to beg your...
2844From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 27 November 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
will become able to regulate with effect their respective functions in these departments. the burthen of Quarentines is felt at home as well as abroad. their efficacy merit examination. although the health laws of the states should not at this moment be found to require a particular revisal by Congress. yet Commerce claims that their attention be ever awake to them. [Madison’s reply:] (a)...
2845To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 26 August 1807 (Madison Papers)
Colo. Newton’s enquiries are easily solved I think by application of the principles we have assumed. 1. The interdicted ships are enemies. Should they be forced by stress of weather to run up into safer harbors, we are to act towards them as we would towards enemies in regular war in a like case. Permit no intercourse, no supplies, & if they land kill or capture them as enemies. If they lie...
2846To James Madison from James Monroe, 13 April 1802 (Madison Papers)
The enclosed presents a case properly within the sphere of yr. own department. Mr. Barnet late consul at Bordeaux was appointed while I was in France to Brest, to wh. he was recommended by me, tho I am persuaded he owed his appointment to his friends in Jersey, for my recommendation was at a time, when it was more likely to injure than to benefit him. You will find him mention’d in my book...
2847To James Madison from James Anderson, 27 January 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have had the honor to receive Your letter of the 22d: instant, with my Commission & your Instructions to Consuls & vice Consuls. Permit me, Sir, to return You my sincere thanks for the confidence which You have been pleased to place in me & to assure You that I will endeavour to merit a continuance of Your protection. I now take the liberty to return You, Sir, the cypher for secret...
2848To James Madison from James Leander Cathcart, 26 September 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
26 September 1804, Leghorn. “The annext copy of my last letter to Mr. Nissen is a tribute of respect due to that gentleman for his services since the war with Tripoli commenced, & his humanity to our unfortunate fellow Citizens in captivity. The extract from Mr. Higgens at Malta will inform you of Comodore Prebles operations since my last, & serve to prove that my opinion that co-ercive...
2849To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau de Garambouville, 7 October 1808 (Madison Papers)
Je Suis obligé de revenir Sur un Sujet qui fut Souvent celui de nos conférences, et que les ennemis & les rivaux de La France et des Etats-Unis ont toujours présenté Sous de faux rapports, dans l’espoir de troubler l’heureuse harmonie qui existe entre nos Gouvernements. Il est reconnu, Monsieur, qu’une exception quelconque aux Décrets qui doivent porter le coup le plus Sensible au Commerce...
2850To James Madison from Tobias Lear, 3 August 1803 (Madison Papers)
On my return from Portsmouth last evening, I had the satisfaction of finding here, your letter of Instructions under date of July 14th, enclosing letters from the President of the United States to the Dey of Algiers, the Bey of Tunis, and Bashaw of Tripoli; together with four new Mediterranean Passports, and two hundred tops of this Passport; also your respected favor of the 27th of July,...