To James Madison from Robert Sterry, 11 June 1815

From Robert Sterry

Newyork June 11th 1815

Sir

I have the honor to present myself a candidate for the appointment of Consul to the Island of Madeira, or for the port of Nantz.1 I can Sir procure the best recommendations. I was educated for the bar. I have served seven years and for my military reputation will you permit me to refer to Col Munro Mr. Dallas or the Adjutant & Inspector General of the army. With much respect I am Sir Your mo. Obt huml. Servt.

R. Sterry.
Major 32d. U.S. Infy.
& asst Insp Genl. U.S A

RC (DNA: RG 59, LAR, 1809–17, filed under “Sterry”).

1. On 8 Jan. 1816 JM nominated Sterry to fill the consulate at La Rochelle; the Senate confirmed the appointment on 10 Jan. (Senate Exec. Proceedings description begins Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America (3 vols.; Washington, D.C., 1828). description ends , 3:19–21).

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Title: To James Madison from Robert Sterry, 11 June 1815
Author: Sterry, Robert
Recipient: Madison, James
Date: 11 June 1815

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Cite as: “To James Madison from Robert Sterry, 11 June 1815,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/03-09-02-0375. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Presidential Series, vol. 9, 19 February 1815–12 October 1815, ed. Angela Kreider, J. C. A. Stagg, Mary Parke Johnson, and Anne Mandeville Colony. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2018, pp. 387–388.]

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