Robert Smith to Francis James Jackson, 8 November 1809 (Abstract)

§ Robert Smith to Francis James Jackson

8 November 1809, Department of State. Jackson’s letter of 4 Nov. not only repeats the assertion that American negotiators with Erskine knew the British minister was exceeding his instructions but aggravates “the same gross insinuation.” Thus, to preclude future opportunities for such abuse, informs Jackson “that no further communications will be received from you” and the British government will be so notified. In the meantime, any communications “affecting the interests of the two nations” will have to be carried on through another channel.

Tr, two copies (DNA: RG 233, President’s Messages; and DNA: RG 46, Legislative Proceedings, 11A-E3). 2 pp. Enclosed in JM’s 29 Nov. annual message to Congress. Printed in ASP description begins American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States ... (38 vols.; Washington, 1832-61). description ends , Foreign Relations, 3:318–19).

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Title: Robert Smith to Francis James Jackson, 8 November 1809 (Abstract)
Author: Smith, Robert
Recipient: Jackson, Francis James
Date: 8 November 1809

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Cite as: “Robert Smith to Francis James Jackson, 8 November 1809 (Abstract),” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/03-02-02-0082. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Presidential Series, vol. 2, 1 October 1809–2 November 1810, ed. J. C. A. Stagg, Jeanne Kerr Cross, and Susan Holbrook Perdue. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1992, pp. 61–62.]

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