Christopher Ellery to James Madison, 27 May 1803

From Christopher Ellery

Newport May 27. 1803.

Sir

I am requested by my friend, Mr. Robbins,1 who is a Counsellor of the first reputation in this State, to inclose the within letter,2 which he has taken the liberty to address you in behalf of Mr. Thomas Eldred—and I embrace the opportunity to say that I have no doubt of the truth of the facts stated respecting the Citizenship of Mr. Eldred. I am most respectfully your hum. sert.

Christ. Ellery3

RC and enclosure (DNA: RG 59, ML). For enclosure, see n. 2.

1. Asher Robbins (1757–1845) was educated at Yale and began practicing law in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1795. He served as a U.S. senator from that state, 1825–39 (PJM-PS description begins Robert A. Rutland et al., eds., The Papers of James Madison: Presidential Series (11 vols.; Charlottesville, Va., 1984–2020). description ends , 2:141 n. 3).

2. Asher Robbins to JM, 27 May 1803.

3. Christopher Ellery (1768–1840) was a Yale-educated lawyer who practiced in Newport, Rhode Island, and served as a Jeffersonian Republican in the U.S. Senate from 1801 to 1805 (PJM-PS description begins Robert A. Rutland et al., eds., The Papers of James Madison: Presidential Series (11 vols.; Charlottesville, Va., 1984–2020). description ends , 2:141 n. 4).

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Title: Christopher Ellery to James Madison, 27 May 1803
Author: Ellery, Christopher
Recipient: Madison, James
Date: 27 May 1803

Reference

Cite as: “Christopher Ellery to James Madison, 27 May 1803,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/02-05-02-0044. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Secretary of State Series, vol. 5, 16 May–31 October 1803, ed. David B. Mattern, J. C. A. Stagg, Ellen J. Barber, Anne Mandeville Colony, and Bradley J. Daigle. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 2000, p. 36.]

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