421To James Madison from William Jarvis, 26 May 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From William Jarvis. 26 May 1806, Lisbon. “I had the honor to address you the 3rd. Instant by the Brig Dido, Captn Saml Stinness via Marblehead & sent a duplicate by the ship Swift, Captn Price via New York. “The British papers since confirm the Capture of Admiral Linois. “The Alarm I mention’d in my last, as having been excited here in consequence of the Prussian Court having prohibited...
422To James Madison from Thomas Newton, 26 May 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Thomas Newton. 26 May 1806, Norfolk. “Inclosed are several letters received from on board the Brittish Ship of war Cleopatra Capt Wight Jno Quin, James Love & Ed. Hayes are recorded as Citizens on the books of this office—and described as follows—Jno. Quin about 18 yrs. old 5 feet 3 ½ inches high light Complexion, light hair, & grey eyes—Js. Love about 24 yrs old 5 feet 7 inches high...
423To James Madison from James Simpson, 26 May 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From James Simpson. 26 May 1806, Tangier. No. 112. “No. 111 treated entirely on subject of the Crew of the Brig Indefatigable on which I shall be happy to receive your Commands. “Since then the Swedish Consuls Agent at Mogadore has advised him that the Arabs have the Swedes mentioned in my former Letters, now refuse to deliver them up for the three hundred dollars each they had before...
424To James Madison from Thomas Newton, 27 May 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Thomas Newton. 27 May 1806, Norfolk. “Herwith I send you a copy of a letter I recieved this day from the Brittish Consul, with my Answer thereto, considering the meaning of Capt. Wight, is to pay no attention to protections unless acompanied by the documents, he requires. I beg leave to submit to your consideration, whether it would not be proper to anex the Certificate of the oath of...
425To James Madison from William C. C. Claiborne, 28 May 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From William C. C. Claiborne. 28 May 1806, New Orleans. “On yesterday the House of Representatives rejected the resolution of the Council mentioned in my letter of the 26th.; and on this day the two Houses are dispatching business with dispatch and concord. “The Resolution of the Council was passed without reflection, and was evidently the result of passion. As far as I can learn the public...
426To James Madison from William C. C. Claiborne, 28 May 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From William C. C. Claiborne. 28 May 1806, New Orleans. “I pray you to lay before the President of the United States, the inclosed letters from Messrs. Destréhan and Sauvé, resigning their Seats in the Legislative Council; together with copies of my answers thereto. Colonel Bellechasse had also written his letter of resignation—but has since been induced not to forward it. “The services of...
427To James Madison from John Dawson, 28 May 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From John Dawson. 28 May 1806, Fredericksburg. “I take the liberty to present to you Docr. Wellford, who, with his daughter, proposes to pass a day in this city, on their way to the north—and to pray your attention to them, as the young lady is anxious to see any thing worthy notice.” RC ( DLC ). 1 p. This was probably Robert Wellford (1753–1823), a physician who came to America with the...
428To James Madison from Hugh Lennox, 28 May 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Hugh Lennox. 28 May 1806, Kingston. “I did myself the honor of Writing you the 16 inst. by the Schr Jefferson with an account of my reception by the admiral. “Many applications have since been made for passages—and not a few from Impressments the former have been procured for so far without any expence to the UStates—on account of the impressed I waited yesterday morning on the admiral...
429To James Madison from James Leander Cathcart, 30 May 1806 (Madison Papers)
We arrived in this City via Annapolis on Sunday evening, & with difficulty obtain’d lodgings at the Columbian Inn, after having been rejected at Evanses & several private houses: The manner the Ambassador has been treated since, & the pains that has been taken to efface unfavorable impressions promises success equal to the expectations of government. Yesterday an officer from the seat of...
430To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 30 May 1806 (Madison Papers)
Your’s of the 26th. came to hand yesterday. I now return you the letters recieved from you of Shrader, Bowdoin, Armstrong, Milner, Lee, Forbes, Merry, your’s to him, and Duplantier’s. I inclose a letter to me from Bredenhem to be filed & not otherwise noticed, and one from Vettenhort, on which we are bound by courtesy to do what can be done without inconvenience. In another package I inclose...
431To James Madison from George Davis, 30 May 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From George Davis. 30 May 1806, Tunis. “On the 30th. Mr. Devoize, the French consul, concluded the contract, for the liberation of the slaves of St. Pierre’s, 100,000 Spanish dollars. “It thus far concerns the government that the claim of William Eaton, esquire, for 17,000 piasters of Tunis, paid for the ransom of one of His Sardinian majesty’s subjects, will be brought to an issue. In the...
432To James Madison from William Riggin, 30 May 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From William Riggin. 30 May 1806, Trieste. “I had this honor on the 30th April, and have now that of placing before you, the copy of an official note received from this Government, declaring the Ports in the Adriatic Gulph belonging to the Emperor of Germany, shut to the English and Russians in consequence of the occupation of the Bocca di Cattaro by the latter power.” RC and enclosure ( DNA...
433To James Madison from John Mathieu, 31 May 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From John Mathieu. 31 May 1806, Naples. “I embrace this first occasion, to inform your Excellency that on account of my bad state of health, and the discharge of an employ some consequence under the present Government I can no longer assist the American Merchat-man, that may hereafter arrive in this Port; Wherefore I prayed Mr. Fredr. Degen your Naval Agent to assist them in my room until...