James Madison Papers

John Baptiste Sartori to James Madison, 15 December 1801 (Abstract)

§ From John Baptiste Sartori

15 December 1801, Philadelphia. Introduces Prince Ruspoli, a dignitary in the Order of Malta and member of one of the first families of Rome, who is traveling in America and wishes to meet the president.

RC (DLC). 1 p. In 1802 the pope nominated Bailiff Bartolomeo Ruspoli as grand master of the Knights of Malta; he declined the honor (Syrett and Cooke, Papers of Hamilton description begins Harold C. Syrett and Jacob E. Cooke, eds., The Papers of Alexander Hamilton (27 vols.; New York, 1961–87). description ends , 25:432, 26:2).

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