8461To James Madison from William C. C. Claiborne, 18 March 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From William C. C. Claiborne. 18 March 1806, New Orleans. “I enclose you a copy of a letter which I yesterday received from the Governor General of Cuba, from which it would seem that the Spanish Government did not expect, speedily, to adjust, with the United States, the Limits of Louisiana.” RC and enclosure ( DNA : RG 59, TP , Orleans, vol. 8). RC 1 p.; in a clerk’s hand, signed by...
8462To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau, 18 March 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Louis-Marie Turreau. 18 March 1806, Washington. Informs JM of a new subject of concern that the Marquis d’Yrujo has rightly identified regarding the disagreeable events resulting from Miranda’s conduct. The Spanish minister plenipotentiary has received word that the house of Isaac Clason and John R. Livingston of New York is hastily preparing a large ship by the name of the Marquis of...
8463To James Madison from Charles Willson Peale, 19 March 1806 (Madison Papers)
The three Polygraphs intended as presents for Tripoli are finished, but finding I was too late to send them round in ⟨the⟩ Vessel which sailed last friday, and no probability of another chance for 3 weeks or perhaps a month, I have thought it best to send that intended for the Tripolian Ambassidor, by the Packet that goes to Apoquinimy sailing this day, and I have wrote to Messrs. Levering &...
8464To James Madison from Armand Duplantier, 19 March 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Armand Duplantier. 19 March 1806, New Orleans. Previously wrote to JM (not found) to acknowledge receipt of the warrants JM had sent him. Also reported in that earlier letter that he had been unable to finish anything during his last trip to New Orleans given that Claiborne was at Attakapas at that time. Is presently in New Orleans, occupied with Lafayette’s business. Intends to acquire...
8465To James Madison from John Elmslie, 19 March 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From John Elmslie. 19 March 1806, Cape of Good Hope, Cape Town. “Since my letter of 18th. January; giving account of the Capture of the Cape of Good Hope by the forces of His Britannick Majesty, under the command of Major General Sir David Baird, I have had the honor of an audience of His Excellency the Commander in chief respecting my public admission as Consul of the United States, which...
8466To James Madison from John M. Forbes, 19 March 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From John M. Forbes. 19 March 1806, Hamburg. “The foregoing is duplicate of my last respects under 18th. ulto. since which I have had the Honor to receive ⟨from⟩ your Excellency several Circulars under 1st. & 12th. July last and shall pay every possible attention to the instructions and explanations they contain. I have requested my Brothers Messrs. G Forbes & Co of New York to propose to...
8467From James Madison to James Monroe, 20 March 1806 (Madison Papers)
A decision has lately been made by the Judge of the Court of Vice Admiralty at Tortola, in the case of one Soulier, subjecting to condemnation property of the inhabitants of Louisiana, as enemy’s property. On account of the extensive effect which so false a principle may have upon the trade of that part of the United States, the President has thought it expedient to direct your particular...
8468To James Madison from Thomas Brooks & Co., 20 March 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Thomas Brooks & Co. 20 March 1806, New Orleans. “We beg leave to inform the President of the U’states through your medium, of the recent information wch. we have recvd. from Mobile, the Substance of which has been, duly communicated to Govr. Claiborne in a Letter from the principal of our House. “We some time past purchased the greater portion of the crops of Cotton on Mobile River,...
8469To James Madison from William Hull, 20 March 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From William Hull. 20 March 1806, Newton. “I have drawn on you in favor of Joel Barlow Esqr. for five hundred & twenty five Dollars, to defray the expence of Stationary, &c, for the Territory of Michigan for Six Months the last year, and the whole of the present Year. “This Sum, when recd. by Mr. Barlow, I will account for according to the inclosed Scedule. “The expence for last year, I have...
8470To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 20 March 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Thomas Jefferson. 20 March 1806. “My list tells me I signed commissions for the following persons, which being omitted in the list now recieved from the office, renders it desirable that the office be again examined to ascertain whether the error is in their list or mine. “Mar. 9. Julien Poydrass of Orleans a member of the legislative council of Orleans. “20. Lemuel Trescott of Massach....
8471To James Madison from Nicholas Voss, 20 March 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Nicholas Voss. 20 March 1806. “J. Madison has this day accepted an order by me payable May 15. 1806 in favor of Thomas Tingey, which order when paid is to be an advance of half a years rent for the House occupied by the sd. Madison, computed from the 1st. day of May of the present year.” RC ( DLC ). 1 p.; in JM ’s hand, signed by Voss.
8472To James Madison from William Patterson, 20 March 1806 [letter not found] (Madison Papers)
¶ From William Patterson. Letter not found. 20 March 1806. Transmits copies of William Collin Boishamon to Patterson, 10 Mar. 1806 ( DNA : RG 59, CD , Nantes, vol. 1; 2 pp.; docketed by Wagner as received in Patterson’s of 20 Mar. 1806), stating that Boishamon had bought a French ship at Saint-Malo on 3 July 1805, proven by the notarized copy of the bill of sale and by the 11 July 1805...
8473From James Madison to Thomas FitzSimons, 21 March 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ To Thomas FitzSimons. 21 March 1806, Department of State. “Your letter of the 26 Ult. was duly received, and Mr. Monroe has been instructed respecting the condemnation of the Washington at Tortola. The acquisition of Louisiana was made before the commencement of hostilities between France & Great Britain, and long before Spain became involved in them. Though these facts are unnecessary to...
8474From James Madison to Nathan Sanford, 21 March 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ To Nathan Sanford. 21 March 1806, Department of State. “The examinations of the parties concerned in fitting out the Leander having been laid before the Attorney General, I enclose a copy of a letter containing his observations upon the case, which may prove of use in the sequel of the prosecution. Considering the serious nature of the offence and the standing in society of some of the...
8475To James Madison from James Lloyd Jr., 21 March 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From James Lloyd Jr. 21 March 1806, Boston. “By desire of Cap: Ezra Lewis, I transmit under cover, a statement of the capture of the Brig Hoppet, himself late Master by a Spanish Cruizer, with an exhibit of the loss sustained in consequence thereof—the latter amounting to Dollars 4404.84.” RC and enclosures ( DNA : RG 76, Preliminary Inventory 177, entry 322, Spain, Treaty of 1819 [Art. XI]...
8476To James Madison from John Breckinridge, 22 March 1806 (Madison Papers)
I have examined with attention the note of Mr. Merry of the 7. of January & the accompanying papers, which I had the honor to receive from you. With respect to the 1st. point “the mode of calculating the duties collected in the northern districts of the U. States upon goods carried across the boundary line,” I can discover no other admissible construction of the 3. art. of the treaty with...
8477From James Madison to Samuel Bayard, 23 March 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ To Samuel Bayard. 23 March 1806, Department of State. “Your letter of the 20 January and the memorial of Mr. Slade inclosed in it having been considered, instructions have been forwarded to Mr. Lyman, the public Agent in London, to settle his bills upon the same footing individuals usually pay the bills of proctors.” RC ( NN ); letterbook copy ( DNA : RG 59, DL , vol. 15). RC fragment. First...
8478To James Madison from Sylvanus Bourne, 23 March 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Sylvanus Bourne. 23 March 1806, Amsterdam. “The Mercury a Rotterdam Gazette printed in English has to day a paragraph (extracted from a London Paper) of the following tenor “ ‘There is every prospect that our disputes with america will be amicably adjusted. An order to discharge all American Seamen from our Ships we understand has already been issued in consequence of which 25 Amn....
8479To James Madison from Louis-Marie Turreau, 23 March 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Louis-Marie Turreau. 23 March 1806, Washington. Has received news from Philadelphia that the owners of the Marquis of Lansdown , of which Turreau spoke in his letter to JM of 18 Mar. , have changed the ship’s name to American Eagle. Cargo continues to be boarded, and the ship’s old cannons are being put in working condition. Hastens to inform JM of this matter for fear the new name...
8480From James Madison to James Hillhouse, 24 March 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ To James Hillhouse. 24 March, Monday. “Mr. Madison requests the pleasure of Mr. Hillhouse’s company to Dinner on Saturday next at ½ past 3. oClock.” RC ( CtY ). 1 p.; in an unidentified hand. Year not indicated; conjectural year of 1806 assigned based on the fact that 24 Mar. fell on a Monday in 1806, and James Hillhouse departed the Senate in 1810. Connecticut lawyer James Hillhouse...
8481To James Madison from John Israel, 24 March 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From John Israel. 24 March 1806, Pittsburgh. “Please pay to Genl. John Hamilton the amount due for Printing in the Tree of Liberty, the Laws of the last session of the Congress of the U.S. ending 4th. of March 1805 his receipt shall be Sufficient.” RC and enclosure ( DNA : RG 217, First Auditor’s Accounts, no. 17,956). RC 1 p. The enclosure is Israel’s invoice (1 p.) for $59.25 for printing...
8482To James Madison from Peter Kuhn Jr., 24 March 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§From Peter Kuhn Jr. 24 March 1806, Genoa. “Having been absent on a tour through Germany I engage the earliest moments of my return to lay before you the most prominent transactions which have occured in this quarter since my last communication. “The organization of the ‘United Departments’ being completed, H.S.M. The Arch Treasurer of the Empire is defunctioned of his Decretory Authority, and...
8483To James Madison from John Steele, 24 March 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From John Steele. 24 March 1806, Natchez. “The office of Collector for the Port of Natchez being vacant, or about to be so, I do myself the pleasure of mentioning to you Mr. William Scott as a proper person to fill it. Mr. Scott is amiable & Respectable in his private relations and Character, and was reputable as an officer in the regular Troops of the United States: May I solicit your...
8484To James Madison from Elias Vander Horst, 24 March 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Elias Vander Horst. 24 March 1806. “The preceding is a duplicate of my last of the 28h. Ulto. since which period I have not been Honored with any of your favors nor has any thing Interesting of a Public nature occurred in the interim except what will be found in the News-Papers enclosed, & to which therefore I beg leave to refer you, not being able myself to penetrate so far into...
8485To James Madison from William C. C. Claiborne, 25 March 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From William C. C. Claiborne. 25 March 1806. “I fear the Garrison of Fort Stoddart will experience serious Inconveniences for the want of supplies; Judge Toulmin, who has just arrived from the Tombigby, informs me, that at the period of his Departure, there was at Fort Stoddard, 25 Barrels of flour, 8 Barrles of Beef, & a small quantity of Spirits; he adds that when this is gone, the Troops...
8486To James Madison from Andrew Monroe, 25 March 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Andrew Monroe. 25 March 1806, “Laytons.” “A visit I have lately made to Albermarle gave me an opportunity of looking into the situation of my Brother’s Farm. I found it under bad management; and I think it important to him, to be informed of it as soon as possible. A publication I have lately seen in the Papers, holds out the idea of his return in course of the Spring. I therefore take...
8487From James Madison to John Cotton Smith, 26 March 1806 (Madison Papers)
In answer to your letter of the 21st. inst. enclosing the application of William Eaton Esqr. and the various documents to substantiate it, I find it unnecessary to add much to the explanations they contain. The answer which I had the honor to give to your letter of the 20th. Jany. last, respecting the claim of Mr. Cotton; the developement of Mr. Eaton’s views and inducements relative to his...
8488From James Madison to Uriah Tracy, 26 March 1806 (Madison Papers)
In answer to your letter of the 24th. inst. I have the honor to state that the deficiency of Clerk hire for the last year was occasioned by the employment of a gentleman to arrange some of the old diplomatic correspondence in French, and his services have been continued on account of a particular pressure of business attending the Session of Congress. It must be added that the encreasing...
8489To James Madison from Isaac Cox Barnet, 26 March 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Isaac Cox Barnet. 26 March 1806, Paris. “The enclosed papers will inform you of the particulars of a personal insult which has been passed upon me while in the discharge of my official duties. As a man I could have resented it without application to the aid of my Government: but believing as I did, that the independence of my office was affected, I made haste to Shelter its dignity...
8490To James Madison from Fulwar Skipwith, 26 March 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Fulwar Skipwith. 26 March 1806, New York. “I arrived yesterday forenoon in this City, after a detention of one day at Baltimore. Capt. Dent by the same stage which brought me received his orders from the Secretary of the Navy; hence my detention has not operated to detain him. Indeed the Weather has been for some days excessively bad, & is now so stormy that it seems uncertain whether...