James Madison Papers

To James Madison from John Martin Baker, 11 March 1803 (Abstract)

§ From John Martin Baker

11 March 1803, New York. Wrote on 7 Mar. of his intention to sail for Gibraltar on 24 Mar. Acknowledges receipt of JM’s letter [not found] with his commission as U.S. consul at Majorca, Minorca, and Iviza, his instructions, and a blank bond, which has been filled out and is enclosed [not found]. Expresses thanks for JM’s friendship and protection.

RC (DNA: RG 59, CD, Port Mahon, vol. 1). 1 p.

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    To James Madison from John Martin Baker, 11 March 1803 (Abstract)
    Author
    Baker, John Martin
    Recipient
    Madison, James
    Date
    11 March 1803

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    “To James Madison from John Martin Baker, 11 March 1803 (Abstract),” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/02-04-02-0488. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Secretary of State Series, vol. 4, 8 October 1802 – 15 May 1803, ed. Mary A. Hackett, J. C. A. Stagg, Jeanne Kerr Cross, Susan Holbrook Perdue, and Ellen J. Barber. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1998, p. 414.]

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