51To James Madison from Ira Allen, 11 January 1808 (Madison Papers)
Least the Personal Interview I Recently had with you should not be Clearly Understood I Reduse it to Writing for Consideration Whether in Existing Circumstances Great Britain may not be Indused to Relinquish Jurisdiction to the United States of the South Part of Lower Canada and Upper Canada. I Propose the following Bounds to Include the Small Islands in the South End of Lake St. Peters at...
52To James Madison from Ebenezer Allyn, 29 December 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
29 December 1801, New York. “In compliance with the act of Congress for the relief and protection of American Seamen I now transmit you a duplicate of my protest [not found] made in Liverpool on account of the Impressment of a seaman belonging to the Ship Betsey of New York.” RC ( DNA : RG 59, Correspondence with Collectors of Customs regarding Impressed Seamen, box 12). 1 p. The 1796 “Act for...
53To James Madison from Domingo Alveto, 1 December 1808 (Madison Papers)
The unpleasant Situation in which I find myself compells to have recourse to you in the hopes that you will relieve me if you can possibly do it without injuring the laws or interests of the United States. As I am Sensible that your time must be very precious I will be as brief as I can in Stating my case. I arrived about a year ago in this Country from Montevideo for Settling my own and other...
30 March 1803, Washington. Articles 7 and 8 of the board’s constitution state that each member of the committee of correspondence shall “consider it his duty to collect information and transmit it to the Secretary (of State)” and that any agricultural society in the U.S. “having the same objects as this Board” shall be entitled to membership. Recommends opening “a subscription towards a fund...
55To James Madison from the American Whig Society, 12 March 1802 (Madison Papers)
The American Whig Society , in the college of N. Jersey, having, by the late unfortunate conflagration which consumed the College edifice, lost almost the whole of their valuable library, together with all their furniture, have resolved to apply to their ancient members who are now established in different quarters of the United States, to solicit their generous, and brotherly aid in...
56To James Madison from Thomas Amory and Others, 5 September 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
5 September 1801, Boston. Recommends William Clark, a native of Massachusetts now residing at Amsterdam, for consulship at Amsterdam in the event of a vacancy. Tr ( DNA : RG 59, LAR , 1801–9, filed under “Clark”). 1 p. Signatories are twenty-four merchants of Boston, Philadelphia, and Providence. Sent as an enclosure in an undated letter from Clark to JM in 1803 (ibid.) requesting the post of...
57To James Madison from James Anderson, 14 December 1808 (Madison Papers)
I now take the liberty to enclose a copy of the principal part of a letter which I have just received from the Havana. Notwithstanding Mr. Grays sentiments upon the subject of the Embargo, I am determined, Sir, to leave the United States for the above port, by the first good opportunity that may offer from this City or from Philadelphia. I have consulted with my particular friend Mr....
58To James Madison from James Anderson, 11 July 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to transmit Your Excellency, by John Shaw Esquire of th e Navy, who came into this port a few days past from New Orleans on his Way to Washington; an imperfect Copy of the Arrivals & clearances of American Vessels, since I took charge of the Agency, which commenced on the twenty fift day of March last, and ending the thirtieth ultimo. I beseech You, Sir, to grant me Your...
59To James Madison from James Anderson, 1 September 1807 (Madison Papers)
Since I have last had the honor to a ddress You, under date of the 7th: ultimo, the following deaths have taken place in this City and Harbour, Vizt. Captains Jonathan Ropes, of the Brig Martha of Salem. Isaac Gilkey, of the Schooner Harriet Tower of Plymouth. John Hubbell, of the Schooner Two Brothers, from Jamaica, in ballast. James Gray, late Mate of the Schooner Republican of Philadelphia....
60To James Madison from James Anderson, 13 May 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have had the honor to address You under date of the 27th: March last. Since that time, nothing of importance in a publick line has taken place in this city or in the Colony, to my knowledge. In my letter above mentioned; I observed to You, Sir, that a dispute of a serious nature had taken place between two American Seamen, George Finch & James Roberts; both belonging to the Brig Aspasia, of...