To James Madison from William Kirkpatrick, 28 June 1803
From William Kirkpatrick, 28 June 1803
Malaga 28 June 1803
Sir
The enclosed is duplicate of the last Letter I had the honor of addressing you under date 28 May, and of the Letters from Mr. OBrien therein referred to.
You will now please to receive the Semi-Annual Return of Arrivals of Vessels in this Port.
In my Letter of the End of December last, I informed you of the Appointment I had made of John Dandeya to act as Vice Consul for the Ports of Motril, & Almuñecar on this Coast; His Catholic Majesty has since granted his Exequatur to permit his exercising the Employment at said Places. I am very respectfully Sir Your most obed & he. St.
Willm: Kirkpatrick
P.S. I take the Liberty of inclosing you Copy of a Letter I have just received from Mr. OBrien of Algiers dated 4 June.
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.