1To James Madison from William Pinkney, 8 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
The enclosed sent to Mr. Pinkney by a Mr. Stephen Kingston. DNA : RG 59--DD-Diplomatic Despatches, Great Britain.
2To James Madison from William Pinkney, 23 January 1809 (Madison Papers)
I dined at Mr. Canning’s, with the Corps diplomatique, on the 18th. (the Day appointed for the Celebration of the Queen’s Birthday). Before Dinner he came up to me, and, entering into Conversation, adverted to a Report, which he said had reached him, that the American Minister s (here & in France) were about to be recalled. I replied that I was not aware that such a Step had already been...
3To James Madison from William Pinkney, 16 January 1809 (Madison Papers)
I had the pleasure on the 9th. Instant to receive by the B. Packet your public Letter of the 5th. of last Month & your private Letters of the 5th. & 9th, together with the printed & other papers transmitted by the same opportunity. I have since received your public & private Letters of the 25th. of November accompanied by parcels of Newspapers &c. The Receipt of your public & private Letters...
4To James Madison from William Pinkney, 29 December 1808 (Madison Papers)
Upon comparing the Copy of the order in Council of the 21st. instant, as delivered to me by Mr. Canning on Saturday last (for his Official Letter did not in Fact enclose any Copy) with the Copy published in the Courier of last Night and the Gazette of Tuesday last, it appears that the Words "until further order shall be made therein" are in my Copy omitted. I have enquired into the Practical...
5To James Madison from William Pinkney, 27 December 1808 (Madison Papers)
I received from Mr. Canning Yesterday, after Lieut. Gibbon had left Town for Plymouth, an official Communication, of which a Copy is enclosed. Mr. Canning had mentioned the Subject of it in a Conversation, to which he had invited me, on Saturday last, but had requested me to consider what he then said as extra official & intended merely for my own personal Information. When the Communication...
6To James Madison from William Pinkney, 25 December 1808 (Madison Papers)
The Union arrived at Plymouth on the 15th. Instant. She has met with some rough Treatment at Sea and in Port; but it is to be ascribed to the Folly and arrogance of subordinate officers. I represented it to Mr. Canning as soon as it came to my Knowledge, and received from him in Answer the private Letter of which a Copy is enclosed. He has since told me that the proper orders were given...
7To James Madison from William Pinkney, 24 December 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have had the Honour to receive, by the British Packet, your Letter of the 9th. & 10th. of last Month. The Assurance, contained in the first of these Letters, of the President’s Approbation of the Manner in which my late Instructions were executed, affords me the most lively Satisfaction; and I beg you to accept my sincere Thanks for the kind and flattering Terms in which you have been so...
8To James Madison from William Pinkney, 3 December 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honour to send enclosed a Copy of my Reply to Mr. Canning’s Letter to me of the 22d. ultimo. A Copy of the Letter, to which it is an Answer, was transmitted a few Days since by the British Packet, and a Duplicate has been sent to Liverpool. The Union is not yet arrived from France, and we have no Intelligence of her. I have the Honour to be With the highest Consideration Sir Your...
9To James Madison from William Pinkney, 25 November 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honour to send enclosed a co py of a Letter received last Night, from M r. Canning, in Answer to my Letter to h im of the 10th. of last Month. The Tone of this Letter renders it im po ssible to reply to it; with a View to a Di scussion of what it contains, although it is not without farther Inadvertencies as to facts ; and many of the Observations are ope n to Exception. I intend,...
10To James Madison from William Pinkney, 2 November 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have this Moment recd., by Lieut. Gibbon, your official Letter of Sepr. 9th. & your private Letter of the same Date. You will have discovered some Weeks ago that the Hope which I had entertained of a satisfactory Issue of my Discussions with Mr. Canning was unfounded. I trust it will be thought that the Experiment has been completely made, and that no Man can be found to maintain that every...