James Madison Papers

To James Madison from Swinton C. Holland, 1 May 1804 (Abstract)

§ From Swinton C. Holland

1 May 1804, Trieste. “I had this honor on the 25th. of January last.1 The quarantine to which Vessels from the United States, I then informed you, had lately been subjected, has not been countermanded, that this grievance still subsists, at the same time I am happy to inform you, that the Commerce is an encreasing one.

“Inclosed is a Price current of our imports and exports, reduced into the currency of the U.S.

“I am daily looking for the arrival of Mr Riggin, Consul General.”2

RC and enclosure (DNA: RG 59, CD, Trieste, vol. 1). RC 1 p. The enclosure (2 pp.) is an undated price current for Trieste.

1. PJM-SS description begins Robert J. Brugger et al., eds., The Papers of James Madison: Secretary of State Series (7 vols. to date; Charlottesville, Va., 1986–). description ends , 6:390–91.

2. For William Riggin’s absence, see his letter to JM, 10 Apr. 1803, ibid., 4:500.

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    To James Madison from Swinton C. Holland, 1 May 1804 (Abstract)
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    Holland, Swinton C.
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    Madison, James
    Date
    1 May 1804

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    “To James Madison from Swinton C. Holland, 1 May 1804 (Abstract),” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/02-07-02-0139. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Secretary of State Series, vol. 7, 2 April–31 August 1804, ed. David B. Mattern, J. C. A. Stagg, Ellen J. Barber, Anne Mandeville Colony, Angela Kreider, and Jeanne Kerr Cross. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2005, p. 126.]

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