1Jesse Burton Harrison’s Notes of Conversations with James Madison, 27-30 November 1827 (Madison Papers)
For Soliman Melimeni, the Tunisian ambassador to the United States, see
2To James Madison from James Leander Cathcart, 30 September 1806 (Madison Papers)
Of these enclosures, only one bill of lading, dated 5 Sept. 1806 and signed by John Candler (1 p.), is filed with the RC. It lists the goods shipped by Soliman Melimeni on the ...Teirce loaf sugar,” various quantities of ginger, cochineal, tin, china, rum, and logwood, and a fowling piece, a blunderbuss, a plow, a rake, and a saddle. In addition, it states that Melimeni was to pay no...
3To James Madison from Soliman Melimeni, 23 September 1806 (Madison Papers)
, Tunis, vol. 3). In a clerk’s hand, signed by Melimeni; docketed by Wagner as received 1 Oct.
4To James Madison from Soliman Melimeni, 17 September 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Soliman Melimeni. had ordered Mr. Cathcart to make at Boston for Melimeni and his suite’s crossing. Cathcart gave Melimeni an expense account
but Melimeni, the ship’s captain, and the doctor sailing with them checked the provisions and concluded that these should not have cost more than $200. Cathcart also charged a commission on all the presents he bought for the Dey... ...Melimeni,...
5To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 16 September 1806 (Madison Papers)
...discussed funding for the Cumberland Road; the location of roads from Vincennes, Indiana Territory; and his recent decision to authorize DeWitt Clinton to continue to support the three members of Soliman Melimeni’s staff still in New York, at government expense, for two weeks or until Jefferson’s decision on whether or not the government would pay their passage to Europe could be received...
6Jacob Wagner to Stephen Decatur, 1 September 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
Soliman Melimeni to
7To James Madison from Soliman Melimeni, 25 August 1806 (Madison Papers)
, Tunis, vol. 3). In a clerk’s hand, signed by Melimeni; docketed by Wagner. Enclosed in
8To James Madison from Stephen Decatur, 25 August 1806 [letter not found] (Madison Papers)
Acknowledged in Jacob Wagner to Decatur, 1 Sept. 1806 (printed below), as having to do with Soliman Melimeni’s intended return to Washington, D.C., and enclosing Melimeni to
9To James Madison from James Leander Cathcart, 21 August 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
Cathcart’s 21 Aug. 1806 letter to Robert Smith (7 pp.) described Soliman Melimeni’s erratic behavior and insulting comments at length, including the minister’s accusation that ...decision to depart for Washington that morning to discuss his complaints with the administration. If Melimeni persisted in withholding payment for the coffee, Cathcart wrote, he would sell it and sue the minister...
10To James Madison from James Leander Cathcart, 20 August 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
, n. 1), and stated that Cathcart had informed Soliman Melimeni of the situation with the debentures, whereupon Melimeni’s “phrenzy lead him to every species of insolent observation,” including declarations that he was not subject to U.S. revenue laws and would impose the same requirements on U.S. citizens in Tunis after his return.... ...3,500 in freight charges for which Melimeni would become...