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To James Madison from Peder Isaacksen, 19 August 1809 (Abstract)

§ From Peder Isaacksen

19 August 1809, Christiansand. As an addendum to his petition of 11 Aug.,1 communicates a special accommodation issued by His Danish Majesty on 2 Aug. whereby privateering is to be temporarily curtailed. Captains Martin and Ingersoll have been acquitted by the maritime prize court, the confiscation hearing having been appealed to the admiralty court in Christiania. Forwards the enclosed attested copies.

RC (DNA: RG 76, Denmark, Convention of 1830, Letters Regarding Claims). 1 p. In Danish. Enclosures not found.

1PJM-PS description begins Robert A. Rutland et al., eds., The Papers of James Madison: Presidential Series (4 vols. to date; Charlottesville, Va., 1984–). description ends , 1:326.

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