William P. Gardner to James Madison, 4 July 1803
From William P. Gardner, 4 July 1803
Philadelphia 4 July 1803.
Sir,
I did myself the Honor to write to you under Date the 22nd. of last month, enclosing at same time my Commission as Consul of the United States for Demerary and its dependencies. If that letter with its Enclosure has reached your Hands I will thank you to acknowledge the Receipt thereof as early as Convenience will permit. With perfect Respect, I have the Honor to be, Sir, Your ob. he. Servt.
Wm. P. Gardner
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.