To James Madison from Peter Walsh, 14 June 1806 (Abstract)
From Peter Walsh, 14 June 1806 (Abstract)
§ From Peter Walsh.1 14 June 1806, Cette. “Since the returns made to your Exy. by my predecessor Mr. James Anderson, there have only arrived three of our vessels at this Port, of which I annex the particulars.
“The direct intercourse between the U. S. and this Place has Continued to be interrupted by the Quarantine which, in all cases, our Vessels have been obliged first to perform at Marseilles, but I am now assured by the Members of the board of health here, that in future they will be admitted Coming from the Ports of the U. S. where no infectious disorder Prevails, upon their bringing clear Bills of health, and their not having on board articles de Contumace,2 and that they will only have to undergo a Short Quarantine of mere observatio⟨n⟩.”
RC and enclosure (DNA: RG 59, CD, Cette, vol. 1). RC 2 pp. The enclosure (1 p.; docketed by Wagner) listed the names of the three vessels, their masters and owners, their cargoes, the ports from and to which they sailed, and their tonnage.
1. Peter Walsh (ca. 1757–1814) was born in Ireland and became a naturalized citizen of the United States while living there for three years. He engaged in mercantile pursuits in Cádiz before moving to Cette (now Sète), where he was appointed U.S. commercial agent in 1805 (, 3:505 n.).
2. Quarantine; specifically, quarantine in certain Mediterranean ports (Dictionnaire anglais-français et français-anglais, comp. A. Boyer, L. Chambaud, J. Garner, MM Carrières et Fain, rev. ed., [2 vols.; Paris, 1829], vol. 2: s.v. “Contumace”).