1To James Madison from Albert Gallatin, 6 November 1806 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to enclose the copy of a letter from the collector of Boston respecting the complaint of the notaries public of that place. I do not find that there has ever been any provision made by law or instructions respecting the manner of certifying sea letters or any of the other custom house documents specified by the complainants. I have the honor to be with the highest respect Sir...
2To James Madison from Albert Gallatin, 19 December 1806 (Madison Papers)
Agreeably to your letter of this date, a Warrant has been issued for the payment of a bill, drawn by William Lee, Consul at Bordeaux, for three hundred and sixty dollars, on the appropriation for the relief and protection of American Seamen. It is proper however, to apprise you, that by the last accounts received at this Department from Mr. Lee, which are dated the 30th. of June last, he then...
3To James Madison from Albert Gallatin, 17 January 1807 (Madison Papers)
The instructions from the President are necessary before I can purchase the bills. Every thing in relation to this must be matter of record, in order that the ground on which the assistance is given may hereafter appear. Will you write to me to-day or Monday a letter directing me in the President’s name to purchase the bills? Your’s DLC : Papers of James Madison.
4To James Madison from Albert Gallatin, 3 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
The ship Brutus of New York, respecting which Genl. Turreau made a representation, has cleared out for Gonaive, an island in the vicinity of San Domingo, but not imbraced by the Act prohibiting the intercourse with certain ports therein. This being a case not foreseen by the law, I have written a letter to the Chairman of the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures, pointing out the several...
5To James Madison from Albert Gallatin, 13 April 1807 (Madison Papers)
The number of seamen employed in American vessels may be deduced either from the hospital money paid by them, or from the actual tonnage of the United States. The hospital money paid in 1805 was 58,000 dollars, but allowing for omitted, may be stated at 60,000 dollars. Supposing each Seaman to have paid for eight months service or 1 dollar & 60 cents, it would give only 37,500 seamen, paying...
6To James Madison from Albert Gallatin, 26 May 1807 (Madison Papers)
The bankers of the United States at London have under date of 14th. March last advised that they had, after consulting Mr Monroe, paid a draft of £ 1500 St. drawn by Mr. Lear on 11th. Octer. last in favor of John Gavino. As the two credits which had been previously opened by direction of the Department of State to Mr. Lear with Messrs. Baring, and amounting together to £ 27,000 St., had been...
7To James Madison from Albert Gallatin, 15 August 1807 (Madison Papers)
I met in New Jersey Capn. Crafts of the Neptune, the vessel on board of which were Martin & Ware when met by the Melampus in the Gulf of Biscay. I obtained from him the enclosed letter by which it appears that they were not impressed but deserted from the Neptune to the Melampus at Plymouth. Will it be of any use, if Capn. Crafts happens to come here, to obtain his affidavit of the facts? He...
8To James Madison from Albert Gallatin, 15 February 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to enclose the Charter-party of the ship Osage chartered for the United States by the collector of New York, in conformity with the directions of the President of the United States. I have the honor to be with the highest respect Sir Your obedient Servant DNA : RG 59—ML—Miscellaneous Letters.
9To James Madison from Albert Gallatin, 26 February 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have read Mr de Foronda’s letter of the 20th. inst., and the bill of Congress to which it refers. So far from the title, or body of the bill containing any expressions liable to misconstruction, the whole is predicated on the actual state of things without any reference to any claims which the United States may have on territories not in their actual possession. The town of Mobile as well as...
10To James Madison from Albert Gallatin, 10 May 1808 (Madison Papers)
Mr Rittenhouse arrived yesterday from Amsterdam, which he left 24 March, with Mr. Armstrong’s dispatches. He could give me no political information, but gave me a letter from the Bankers to him, by which it appears that there has been an order, subsequent to Mr. A.’s dispatches, to suspend for 2 months any decision on American vessels. Is this a preliminary to an exception in our favour? or a...