From James Madison to Thomas Morris, [July 1814]

To Thomas Morris

[July 1814]

Sir

Your letter of the 27th of June was duly recd.1 The wish of Mr. Moore, as you will have found, was precluded by the circumstances under which the French Ship Olivier passed between this Country & France. Had it indeed been otherwise prior applications would have entered into competition with that of Mr. Moore.

I owe this explanation to the interest you took in behalf that gentleman, & to the sensibility you have expressed, to civilities which were too justly due, to leave any claim on your recollection. Accept Sir my esteem & friendly respects

James Madison

RC (ViU: Madison Papers, Special Collections). Undated; conjectural date assigned based on internal evidence.

1. PJM-PS, description begins Robert A. Rutland et al., eds., The Papers of James Madison: Presidential Series (8 vols. to date; Charlottesville, Va., 1984–). description ends 7:587.

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Title: From James Madison to Thomas Morris, [July 1814]
Author: Madison, James
Recipient: Morris, Thomas
Date: 1–31 July 1814

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Cite as: “From James Madison to Thomas Morris, [July 1814],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/03-08-02-0001. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Presidential Series, vol. 8, July 1814–18 February 1815 and supplement December 1779–18 April 1814, ed. Angela Kreider, J. C. A. Stagg, Mary Parke Johnson, Anne Mandeville Colony, and Katherine E. Harbury. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2015, p. 1.]

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