11 September 1801, Department of State, Washington. Informs the firm that Robert R. Livingston, having been appointed minister to France, is authorized to draw on them for his annual salary of $9,000, for contingent expenses of the legation, and for as much of his outfit of $9,000 as he may decide not to receive in the U.S.; he is also authorized to draw money to pay accounts of certain consuls that he is charged with settling. His secretary, Thomas Sumter, is authorized to receive an annual salary of $1,350.