5271To James Madison from Samuel Snow, 6 February 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
6 February 1804, Canton. Received the duplicate of JM’s 9 Apr. 1803 letter on 24 Jan. 1804. Has never received the original, JM’s circulars of 1 Aug. 1801 and 26 Aug. 1802, or “‘a copy of the laws of the Session of Congress preceeding the last,’ said to have been transmitted with the above letter.” Will strictly comply with JM’s “directions respecting American Seamen, and the legality of Ships...
5272To James Madison from James Wolfe, 6 February 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
6 February 1804, Baltimore. “By the contents of yours of the 2 Inst. I Am informed that all hopes of restitutation in the case of the Sloope Nancy Priam Pease Mastr is at an End, & this misfortune is intirely Owing to the wrong information given to me from the then president of the U, S, & seccondly by the claus in the Brittish Treaty in which it tis stupilated that all Appeals must be made...
5273To James Madison from William C. C. Claiborne and James Wilkinson, 7 February 1804 (Madison Papers)
In our Letter of the 16th ultimo, we informed you that we have just then received Information, of the Arrival in the River, of a Vessel with French Troops from St. Domingo. It Appeared by the first Accounts, that a great Mortality had prevailed on Board, and we were Apprehensive of her being infected by some Contagious distemper; It now Appears, that her Company consists of Officers, Surgeons,...
5274To James Madison from Levett Harris, 7 February 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
7 February 1804, St. Petersburg. Last wrote on 17 Nov. via Antwerp. Has instituted “the necessary inquiries” to obtain the information requested in JM’s circular of 9 Apr. 1803 but is unable to furnish it as conclusively as he deems necessary. “I … shall therefore defer transmitting any Statements until I am capable to provide them in a Satisfactory form.” Recently received news of the loss of...
5275To James Madison from Frederick Jacob Wichelhausen, 7 February 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
7 February 1804, Bremen. Last wrote on 10 Oct. 1803 and has since heard nothing from JM. Encloses a report of U.S. arrivals and departures for the last six months of 1803 [not found]. “Since our river has been blockaded, still one American vessel arrived into it; the Captain on his passage from Baltimore to Bremen, received no intelligence respecting the continuation of the blockade, nor was...
5276To James Madison from Robert R. Livingston, 8 February 1804 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to transmit you my answer to the Minister’s notes enclosed in my last —they amount to little as I have thought it best to dwell in generals, not knowing the President’s instructions to Commodore Preble. I find by a letter of 22 January just received from Mr Pinkney, that the Minister of Exterior Relations has kept his word with me relative to Florida . I wrote you some time...
5277To James Madison from John Sevier, 8 February 1804 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor of enclosing such kind of an official Certificate as the nature of the case appeared to admit, and such as I hope will answer the purpose. The troops from this Country are on their return from Natchez, after a long teadious, and disagreable March. We was Much perplexed in raising those troops. Every obsticle Was thrown in the Way that could be thought of or devised, but...
5278To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 9 February 1804 (Madison Papers)
Mr Merry has the Honor to present his Respects to Mr Madison. He has just had that of receiving a Note from the President of the United States of which the following is a Copy— “Thomas Jefferson asks the Favor of Mr Merry to dinner with a small Party of Friends on Monday the 13th. at Half past Three. Feby. 9. 04.” (superscribed to Mr Merry). It so happens that Mr Merry has engaged some Company...
5279To James Madison from Sylvanus Bourne, 10 February 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
10 February 1804, Amsterdam. “I have sedulously occupied myself of late in the means for procuring a relaxation of the rigorous quarantine Laws of this Country in favr of our Vessells.” Encloses a copy of a letter “just received” from the secretary of state “which holds forth the pledge of a due attention thereto in future that I hope to see realized.” “It has been lately reported here in the...
5280To James Madison from Benjamin Day, 10 February 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
10 February 1804, Fredericksburg. “Inclosed you will please receive Bill-Loading for your Tobacco in the Atlantic [not found], and at Foot, an account of the shipping. Charges on them, amounting to £19.8.6, which be pleased remit me in a Bank-Post-Note, or as may better suit your Convenience.” Adds at the foot of the page: “1803 Octr. 14. To Tax on 21 Hhds Tobacco.—a 6./.— £ 6. 6. 25. To...