William Savage to James Madison, 13 May 1803
From William Savage, 13 May 1803
Kingston Jamaica May 13 1803
Sir
On the 5th. April I did myself the ⟨Ho⟩nour to address you & transmitted original ⟨&⟩ Duplicate of my Account With the US for the ⟨fir⟩st quarter Amount £83. 12. S equal to 250 Dol⟨lar⟩s 80 Cents, for which I have drawn on you this day at 30 days in favor of Elliston & John ⟨Pe⟩rot which I doubt not will meet due Honour. From the expected renewal of Hostilities between ⟨En⟩gland & France I am daily granting protections to the natives & Citizens of America. As yet none have been impressed. I have the Honour to be with Respect Your Obed. H Servt.
Wm. Savage
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.