1To James Madison from John Armstrong, Jr., 3 December 1806 (Madison Papers)
You will receive herewith a copy of an Imperial decree of the 21st. of November fixed at Berlin, and yesterday submitted to the Senate. As this decree is susceptable of very different interpretations, I shall seize the first moment that presents itself of asking the explanation, which the Government shall think proper to give to us. I have the honor to be, with very great respect, Sir, Your...
2To James Madison from John Armstrong, Jr., 24 December 1806 (Madison Papers)
I had the honor of receiving your letter of the 15 August this morning and that of Mr. Wagner of the 1st. of October a few days past. Finding in the latter no acknowledgment of my letter of the 4th. of May I now send a third copy of it. It is probable that the three claims in which Mess. Stoddert & Mason are interested, will soon be decided; When they are, I Shall assemble the results of the...
3To James Madison from John Armstrong, Jr., 24 December 1806 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor of transmitting the copy enclosed, of a letter from the Minister of Marine & Colonies, in answer to mine of the 10 instant, on the subject of the Imperial decree of the 21st. of November 1806. An additional explanation which I have just received and which it may be well to communicate is, that American Vessels coming from England or her Colonies into the Ports of France, since...
4To James Madison from John Armstrong, Jr., 1 January 1807 (Madison Papers)
Soon after my arrival in France, Mr Skipwith applied to me for money to enable him, as Agent of Claims, to prosecute some suits which were pending before the Council of Prizes. Not finding any thing to authorize such advance, either in the appropriation for the year, or in my instructions, I refused to make it, and the rather, as it had been refused by all my predecessors. Mr. Skipwith was not...
5To James Madison from John Armstrong, Jr., 16 January 1807 (Madison Papers)
I had yesterday the honor of receiving Your letter of the 10th. of November last, with a copy of one from Mr. Daniel Clarke and a duplicate Copy of that in relation to Gen. Wilkinsons instructions &c. &c. The Campaign being over and the Emperor and his Minister of foreign relations about to return to Paris, I hope soon to have an opportunity of renewing my communications with the latter. I...
6To James Madison from John Armstrong, Jr., 15 February 1807 (Madison Papers)
I had the honor of receiving your letters of the 10th. of november and 10th. and 23d. of december 1806. The late movements of the Spanish troops in Louisiana afford a sufficient motive for renewing my application to this Government on the subject of our controversy with Spain, but the application itself was necessarily Suspended till the 5th. instant. I did not wish it to find the Emperor...
7To James Madison from John Armstrong, Jr., 2 March 1807 (Madison Papers)
Gen. Armstrong’s compliments to Mr. Madison and begs his acceptance of a copy of a pamphlet which he (the Gen) has been compelled to print (and which he may be compelled to publish) against an attack the most weak and wicked, unprovoked and unexpected, that ever was made on a public Officer. The documents forming the sequel of this business (not having been received officially) cannot be...
8To James Madison from John Armstrong, Jr., 29 March 1807 (Madison Papers)
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9To James Madison from John Armstrong, Jr., 4 April 1807 (Madison Papers)
In the month of November last, a person of the name of Browne, (a merchant of Philadelphia) arrived in Paris, and to more than one person, spoke of a great political project of Mr. Burr, in a way perfectly enigmatical to his hearers, and to myself, to whom they had reported it. Nor was it, untill this great project got into the news-papers, that I could understand either the praises lavished...
10To James Madison from John Armstrong, Jr., 5 May 1807 (Madison Papers)
I had yesterday the honor of receiving your letter of the 20th. of Jany. last, enclosing a copy of one from you to Mr. Erving of the same date; a statement of the case of the Marques de Casa Yrujo; the President’s Message to Congress of the 22d. of Jany. and a Report of a Committee of the Legislature of Kentucky of the 2d. of December 1806. I have this day demanded Pass-ports for myself and...