1To James Madison from John Adams, 31 January 1813 (Madison Papers)
...the Tenth District of Massachusetts, but the nomination was rejected by the Senate. On 8 Mar. 1815 Gordon requested from JM a consular appointment in a European port, which he did not receive. He wrote to JM on 4 July 1815 that if he was not appointed consul to a European port, he would accept “the same office” at any port or place JM would send him. When he did not receive a consulate,...
2To James Madison from John Adams, 25 July 1818 (Madison Papers)
, 2d ed. (4 vols.; London, 1768).