1To James Madison from Francis Bailey, 23 October 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
23 October 1803 . “The death of Col. Bauman of New-York has lef[t] the Post-Office without a Master. I know of no man in the United-States, who would fill that office, with more ability, or greater integrity, than Philip Freaneau.” RC ( DNA : RG 59, LAR , 1801–9, filed under “Freneau”). 1 p.; docketed by Jefferson. Printed in Fred Lewis Pattee, ed., The Poems of Philip Freneau (3 vols.;...
2To James Madison from Sylvanus Bourne, 23 October 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
23 October 1803, Amsterdam . Encloses a copy of the Leiden Gazette “under a new title owing to the old one having lately been forbid by the Govt here.” Notes that “as Mr Foreman from whom Mr Alexander at Rotterdam recd his appointment as agent in the Consulate has long since resigned his Commission & that Mr Alexander has never recd any appointment from Govt many embarrasments are found to...
3To James Madison from Sylvanus Bourne, 23 October 1803 (Madison Papers)
Inclosed is the Leyden Gazette under a new title owing to the old one having lately been forbid by the Govt. here. I take the liberty by this occasion to mention that as Mr. Foreman from whom Mr. Alexander at Rotterdam recd. his appointment as agent in the Consulate has long since resigned his Commission & that Mr. Alexander has never recd any appointment from Govt. many embarrasments are...
4To Thomas Jefferson from Horatio Gates, 23 October 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
Wednesday Noon Our Whigg Printer sent me your Message to Congress; he delivered it to The public in a seperate publication; I read it Greedily; It has fix’d your Fame upon an everlasting Foundation.—I am not surprized I did not receive an Answer to my two last Letters ; for however you might be disposed to listen to my Recomendations, you could say nothing conclusive until the Louisiana...