James Madison Papers

To James Madison from DeWitt Clinton, 23 August 1804 (Abstract)

§ From DeWitt Clinton

23 August 1804, New York. “I esteem it my duty to transmit to you the enclosed documents1 which go to establish a continuance of misconduct on the part of British Vessels of War in relation to the commerce and navigation of this City.”

Letterbook copy (NNC). 1 p. Written below the letterbook copy is a note: “9 Affidavits numbered from one upwards and all taken before me.”

1. The enclosures have not been identified.

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    To James Madison from DeWitt Clinton, 23 August 1804 (Abstract)
    Author
    Clinton, DeWitt
    Recipient
    Madison, James
    Date
    23 August 1804

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    “To James Madison from DeWitt Clinton, 23 August 1804 (Abstract),” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/02-07-02-0610. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Secretary of State Series, vol. 7, 2 April–31 August 1804, ed. David B. Mattern, J. C. A. Stagg, Ellen J. Barber, Anne Mandeville Colony, Angela Kreider, and Jeanne Kerr Cross. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2005, p. 631.]

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