James Madison Papers

To James Madison from Edward Pope, 31 December 1803

¶ From Edward Pope

Letter not found. 31 December 1803. Acknowledged in Daniel Brent to Pope, 8 Feb. 1804 (DNA: RG 59, DL, vol. 14), as containing a letter from impressed seaman Abiah Hathaway to his father. Brent added that it would be necessary for the friends of the sailor to provide JM with proof of Hathaway’s citizenship and a description of his person before application could be made for his release.

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    Madison Papers
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    To James Madison from Edward Pope, 31 December 1803
    Author
    Pope, Edward
    Recipient
    Madison, James
    Date
    31 December 1803

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    “To James Madison from Edward Pope, 31 December 1803 ,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/02-06-02-0246. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Secretary of State Series, vol. 6, 1 November 1803 – 31 March 1804, ed. Mary A. Hackett, J. C. A. Stagg, Ellen J. Barber, Anne Mandeville Colony, and Angela Kreider. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2002, p. 248.]