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To James Madison from Thomas Bulkeley, 5 February 1802

From Thomas Bulkeley, 5 February 1802

Lisbon 5 Febry 1802

⟨Sir⟩

I have the honor to enclose a petition made in the Name of the Captains of eight American vessels arrived the 3 Inst: with its translation, done in order to aleveate the Quarantine & which you will see notwithstanding the very favorable information given has no effect in aleveating the oppressive detention.

I shall however in a few days renew my solicitation in hopes of better success & have the honor to be with the greatest respect Sir Your most humble & Obedient Servant

Thomas Bulkeley

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    To James Madison from Thomas Bulkeley, 5 February 1802
    Author
    Bulkeley, Thomas
    Recipient
    Madison, James
    Date
    5 February 1802

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    “To James Madison from Thomas Bulkeley, 5 February 1802,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/02-91-02-0281. [This document from The Papers of James Madison is original to the digital edition. It was added on 9 February 2015.]

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