To James Madison from Jonathan Bull and Others, ca. 26 April 1809 (Abstract)
§ From Jonathan Bull and Others
Ca. 26 April 1809. Urges JM to appoint Henry Seymour as federal marshal for Connecticut. His father has been a staunch Republican in the state Senate and was recently defeated by vindictive Federalists. Young Seymour, like his father, is “a firm supporter of the Administration.”
RC (DNA: RG 59, Letters of Application, 1809–17). 2 pp. Signed by Bull and thirteen other Hartford merchants. Undated, but cover postmarked: “Hartford / April 26.” Docketed 1809 by a clerk.