1To James Madison from Benjamin W. Crowninshield, 22 February 1817 (Madison Papers)
I have the honour to enclose, herewith nominations for the promotions required by the Naval Service of the United States; as also a nomination of the Revd. Cheever Felch, for confirmation as Chaplain in the Navy, in which station he performed duty during the whole of the late War. I have the honour to be, &c. Letterbook copy and letterbook copy of enclosure ( DNA : RG 45, LSP ). In two...
2To James Madison from Benjamin W. Crowninshield, 27 January 1817 (Madison Papers)
I have the honour to transmit, herewith Nominations to the Senate of the United States of the Revd. Nathaniel Andrews and the Revd. John Ireland, to be Chaplains; and Ashton Y. Humphreys, to be a Purser in the Navy of the United States. I have the honour to be, &c. Letterbook copy ( DNA : RG 45, LSP ). JM forwarded the nominations to the Senate on 29 Jan. 1817 ( Senate Exec. Proceedings...
3To James Madison from Benjamin W. Crowninshield, 30 December 1816 (Madison Papers)
I have the honour to transmit, herewith, Nominations to the Senate of the United States, on behalf of Shubael Butterfield, Thomas G. Chase, Robert Lyman, William Brown, Edwin B. Newton, John H. Duncan, Elijah I. Weed, and Augustus de Rumford, to be second Lieutenants in the Marin⟨e⟩ Corps. Very respectfully, I have the honour to be, &c Letterbook copy ( DNA : RG 45, LSP ). JM forwarded the...
4To James Madison from Benjamin W. Crowninshield, 2 October 1816 (Madison Papers)
Your communication of Sept. 23, covering one from Col Jesup, relating to spanish affairs, was rec’d by this days mail; I Know not what to think of such folly. To protect us, our ships of war could cruise off N orleans, in the Bay of Mexico & round Cape Florida. To attack spain, thro her colonies, ship of war would be of infinite service to aid in landing men, & to protect an expedition against...
5To James Madison from Benjamin W. Crowninshield, 7 September 1816 (Madison Papers)
A visit to Dartmouth university to meet the Trustees, has prevented me from answering your favour of Augt. the 20th. The Frigate Congress is undergoing repairs, her state was worse than it was apprehended, but having commenced it was necessary to proceed with her repairs: she will be ready, in all probability, in 3 weeks. The instructions, with Mr Monroe, dispatches to Comr chauncey have gone...
6To James Madison from Benjamin W. Crowninshield, 13 August 1816 (Madison Papers)
Mr Coles your former Secy, arrived here yesterday, to proceed on his message to Russia. The Brig Prometheus, in which he is to go, was ready at Boston, & he probably has sailed this day, as the wind is fair. The enclosed letter from Mr Gardner of nantucket, a former member of Congress, shows that the ship Detained by the Spaniards at Valparaiso, has been set at liberty, does that supersede the...
7To James Madison from Benjamin W. Crowninshield, 16 July 1816 (Madison Papers)
your esteemed favor found me at Salem & with much regret & chagrin, that I had not paid you the visit that I promised you, & from which I expected so much pleasure, and I assure you that I have not abandoned the expectation; but at some other period mean to have the honor. The gratuity which was paid by me to the Boatmen of Come Chauncys Barge, was on your account, as you wished it ; the...
8To James Madison from Benjamin W. Crowninshield, 1 July 1816 (Madison Papers)
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 25th ultimo. A consultation has been held with Colonel Monroe and the other Secretaries, who concur with me in opinion, that the U.S. Naval Force, now within the Streights of Gibraltar, is amply sufficient to protect us against the Dey of Algiers, or, if requisite, to chastise his injustice. Instructions will, therefore, be...
9To James Madison from Benjamin W. Crowninshield, 23 June 1816 (Madison Papers)
The within dispatches were recd from the Medn. yesterday by the John Adams, and as Mr. Monroe is to be absent until Tue[s]day, I have taken the liberty to enclose his also. The Dey seems disposed to quarrel, but with the force there & to be there, I think he would be prevented from doing us any mischief. The part the Spaniards have pursued as relates to the Brig, is very reprehensible. A fast...
10To James Madison from Benjamin W. Crowninshield, 16 May 1816 (Madison Papers)
I have the honour to enclose to you herewith, the Kingston Gazette of the 4th: instant; also an Extract from a letter received by to-day’s mail, from Captain Woolsey, the Commanding Naval Officer at Sackett’s Harbour. I have the honour to be, with the highest respect, Sir, Your most Obedt: Servt. Letterbook copy ( DNA : RG 45, LSP ). Crowninshield probably forwarded the 4 May 1816 issue of the...