2791To James Madison from Jacob Wagner, 17 August 1801 (Madison Papers)
I was duly honored with your favor of the 8th. The demurrage of the Peace and Plenty was advantageously settled, on the terms mentioned in the enclosed letter from the Purveyor, and the money has been paid. I am sorry that it should have been encreased by the tardiness of Capt. Shaw. With respect to printing the laws in a german paper in Pennsylvania, I promised Mr. Gallatin, that I would not...
2792To James Madison from Jacob Wagner, 17 August 1801 (Madison Papers)
I forgot to ask your direction about the Cattle mentioned in Mr. Eaton’s last letter. Are they to be sent? And if Dr. Gillasspy (to whom I have written) does not chuse to execute the timber-commission, ought we to do it? With perfect respect &c. RC ( DLC ). See 14 Apr. postscript to William Eaton’s 10 Apr. 1801 dispatch ( PJM-SS Robert J. Brugger et al., eds., The Papers of James Madison:...
2793To James Madison from Albert Gallatin, 17 August 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
17 August 1801, Treasury Department. Encloses letter [not found] from Griffith Evans, secretary to commissioners under article 6 of the Jay treaty, requesting an advance of $850. Has checked Evans’s accounts and finds they were settled in June 1799, since which time Evans has received $9,500 without stating how money was applied. Refuses further advances without JM’s requisition. Recommends...
2794To James Madison from Tobias Lear, 17 August 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
17 August 1801, Cap Français. No. 6. Sends dispatch by Dr. Stevens, who leaves 18 Aug. on the Amphitrite for Philadelphia and intends to go on immediately to Washington. Continues to believe that Stevens’s official conduct has been faithful and beneficial to U.S. trade and that he has suffered great loss of personal fortune in the exercise of his duties. Has received from Stevens a copy of...
2795To James Madison from Thomas Aborn, 18 August 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
18 August 1801, Warwick, Rhode Island. Acknowledges receipt of JM’s letter enclosing his commission as vice commercial agent for Cayenne. Sends required bond. RC ( DNA : RG 59, CD , Cayenne, vol. 1). 1 p.; docketed by Wagner as received 26 Aug., with his notation: “for the Secretary of state’s approbation.” Enclosure not found. Aborn had probably received a copy of JM’s 10 June 1801 standing...
2796To James Madison from Seth Hunt, 18 August 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
18 August 1801, Boston. At William Lee’s request, encloses bond for $2,000 executed by Lee, Elbridge Gerry, and himself as security for Lee’s performance of his duties as commercial agent at Bordeaux. RC ( DNA : RG 59, CD , Bordeaux, vol. 1). 1 p.; docketed by Wagner: “William Lee’s official bond. / For the Secretary’s approbation.” Enclosure not found. A full transcription of this document...
2797To James Madison from William Eaton, 19 August 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
19 August 1801, Tunis. Has a letter from Tripoli reporting that Dale appeared there on 26 July and rejected pasha’s proposed truce. Has learned also that Captain Jercovich was at Malta retailing merchandise in late June, thereby failing to abide by charter terms and forfeiting right to freight. Hopes this information will arrive in time to prevent captain from securing full freight. Encloses...
2798To James Madison from Tobias Lear, 19 August 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
19 August 1801, Cap Français. No. 7. Takes advantage of Stevens’s delayed departure to relay word that two British frigates appeared off the harbor on 17 Aug. One frigate boarded, then released, American schooner Commerce as it entered port. Has not heard of their capturing any American vessels, although several left earlier. Encloses an order from Toussaint halting payments from the treasury...
2799To James Madison from James C. Mountflorence, 19 August 1801 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
19 August 1801, Paris. Repeats request to be allowed to continue as unsalaried commercial agent should someone else be appointed consul or agent general. Points out that Denmark and other powers keep three agents for trade at Paris, each salaried. Believes that importance of Paris requires more than one U.S. agent for the convenience of American citizens. RC ( DNA : RG 59, CD , Paris, vol. 1)....
2800To James Madison from Philippe-André-Joseph de Létombe, 19 August 1801 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 19 August 1801. Acknowledged in JM to Létombe, 25 Aug. 1801 . Expresses his sentiments about the U.S. and its government on preparing to depart for France.