James Madison Papers

Abraham R. Ellery to James Madison, 29 March 1802 (Abstract)

§ From Abraham R. Ellery

29 March 1802, New York. Solicits the consulship at Naples. Refers JM to Aaron Burr for a recommendation.

RC (DNA: RG 59, LAR, 1801–9, filed under “Ellery”). 1 p. Ellery’s application was unsuccessful; he moved to Natchez, Mississippi Territory, in 1803 (Kline, Papers of Burr description begins Mary-Jo Kline, ed., Political Correspondence and Public Papers of Aaron Burr (2 vols.; Princeton, N.J., 1983). description ends , 2:824 n.).

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