James Madison Papers

To James Madison from William Eustis, 29 November 1813

From William Eustis

Boston November 29th. 1813.

Sir,

I take the liberty of making known to you Mr. William Porter a merchant of this place (whose commercial pursuits have caused his residence in Europe for several years past) as a gentleman of respectable character and connections, & in principle an American.1 With the greatest respect your obedient servant,

W. Eustis

RC (DNA: RG 59, LAR, 1809–17, filed under “Porter”).

1. JM nominated Porter to be U.S. consul at Palermo in a message dated 10 Jan. 1816, and the Senate approved the appointment two days later (Senate Exec. Proceedings, description begins Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America (3 vols.; Washington, 1828). description ends 3:22–23).

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    To James Madison from William Eustis, 29 November 1813
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    Eustis, William
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    Madison, James
    Date
    29 November 1813

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    “To James Madison from William Eustis, 29 November 1813,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/03-07-02-0061. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Presidential Series, vol. 7, 25 October 1813–30 June 1814, ed. Angela Kreider, J. C. A. Stagg, Mary Parke Johnson, Anne Mandeville Colony, and Katherine E. Harbury. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2012, p. 68.]

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