1To James Madison from James Blair, 25 April 1797 (Madison Papers)
By the bearer Mr Bell and you will recieve the packages mentioned in the inclosed Memo. Annexed you have a list of the packages received a few days ago from Phila. but not having a Bill of Lading I do not know whether they are right. However as they agree with the Manifest of the Captn. I hope & have reason to beleive they are so. Not a Vessel offers for Philadelphia. In consequence of the Low...
2To James Madison from James Blair, 2 June 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
2 June 1804, Fredericksburg. “My friend Mr Peter Gordon (the bearer of this) being about to Embark for Europe, where a well authinticated certificate of his being a Citizen of the United States may be of infinite Service to him, and as he is not personally known to you I take the Liberty of Introducing him to you, for the purpose of obtaining Your Signature to his Certificate, which will give...