201To James Madison from William Jarvis, 25 April 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
25 April 1804, Lisbon. “By the Brig Star Captain Simmons I had the honor to forward an enclosure of the 26th. March a packet from Mr. Pinckney handed me by Mr. Graham & duplicate of my letter of the 19th. a packet received by Post from Mr. Pinckney and a letter from Mr. Graham. I have now the honor to inclose duplicates of the Recapitulation of the semi-annual List, a list of the protections...
202To James Madison from William Jarvis, 26 August 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
26 August 1803, Lisbon . Wrote JM last on 19 Aug. [not found] by the brig Mary , Captain Cooke, via Providence, which also carried a letter from O’Brien, a copy of the application in favor of Captain Seymour, and a copy of the note with Lamar’s commission, “Since which a circumstances has occurred that in peace would not have excited much attention, but in this time of uncertainty every...
203To James Madison from William Jarvis, 18 June 1803 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
18 June 1803, Lisbon . Between the date of his last letter and that of the enclosed state paper “a hot press was set on foot by the English Vessels of War in this Port, but in no instance did they impress American Seamen with Protection.” Those without protection were released immediately on his application. “After the declaration was issued the impress Service ceased.” The “great object” of...
204To James Madison from William Jarvis, 12 September 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From William Jams. 12 September 1806, Lisbon. “Since the foregoing no event of the smallest political importance has taken place regarding this Country. The same veil of mys⟨ter⟩y, too still continues to hide from the world the object of Lord St. Vincents visit. Nothing is doing to the Navy, no recruists [ sic ] are getting for the Army, Public paper still at 19 ⅌ Cent discount, about which...
205To James Madison from William Jarvis, 23 December 1808 (Madison Papers)
The last letters I had the honor to write to you were dated the 3rd. & 18th. Ulto:. I sent a duplicate & triplicate of the first, the dupliplicate via Liverpool & the triplicate by the way of Falmouth. The original I intended to send by the Commerce, Captn. Robbins, but he finally took a freight for the Streights. Since the date of the last, little has occurred of interest in Portugal. It is...
206To James Madison from William Jarvis, 23 December 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From William Jarvis. 23 December 1805, Lisbon. “The foregoing is a Copy of the letter I had the honor to write you the 3rd. Inst. by the Brig Rebecca Captain Wilson for Philadelphia. Since which no arrangement has taken place relative to Quarantines, except two orders sent to the Health Office of Bellem the 18th. & 26 Ulto. the former very mild the latter very rigid. This may be imputed to...
207To James Madison from William Jarvis, 9 January 1808 (Madison Papers)
Since the date of the letter which will accompany this, ie 21st. Ulto:; which has s at in my desk waiting the daily release of our Vessels in this Port (although a Duplicate has been sen t by the way of St. Uber) nothing Material has occ urred in this Place. Out of the great numbers of Vessels I understand were about Sailing from the United States, three only have got in, so that the Scarcity...
208To James Madison from William Jarvis, 4 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
The inclosed of the 23rd. Decr. is a copy of the last letter I had the honor to address to you via Falmouth to the care of R. W. Fox Esqr. and I shall now take the liberty to add some remarks to the Commercial observations in it, which I perceive that I omitted. I was not sufficiently explicit as to the price of Cod-fish in Cadiz; six dollars P quintal being the price by small parcels after...