William Bass to James Madison, 16 March 1803
From William Bass, 16 March 1803
U. State Agency Bordeaux 16 March 1803.
Sir,
I have the honour to enclose you a letter which was received at this office a few days ago from Mr. Cathalan at Marseilles, and to inform you that Mr. Lee who has been confined near two months with a severe illness is on the recovery. I am Sir very respectfully your Mo. Obt. Servt.
William Bass,
Secretary of the Agency
The preceding is the full transcription of a document that was previously abstracted in The Papers of James Madison, Secretary of State series. The original abstract contains additional annotation and source information.