To James Madison from Jacob Hoffman and Others, 10 February 1817
From Jacob Hoffman and Others
Feby. 10, 1817.
The undersigned, understanding that William G. Adams late of Alexandria D.C. but resident at present at Marseilles is an applicant for the Consulate of the United States at that place, take pleasure in stating our conviction that his activity, experience and information will be faithfully directed to the fulfillment of the duties of the Office, should he be appointed, and do recommend his Apponntment Accordingly.
Jacob Hoffman1
[and thirteen others]
RC (DNA: RG 59, LAR, 1809–17, filed under “Adams”). Docketed by JM.
1. Jacob Hoffman was an Alexandria, Virginia, merchant who owned a sugar refinery where he cured bacon (T. Michael Miller, Portrait of a Town: Alexandria, District of Columbia [Virginia], 1820–1830 [Bowie, Md., 1995], 170–71).