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to Unknown, 12 January 1817
introduces Samuel Gouverneur; asks recipient to assist him in his studies
to John Forsyth, 10 January 1817
privateers are secretly outfitted in American ports; purport to be merchant ships but once out of port arm themselves and sail as privateers; government officials are alert to the illegal outfitting of privateers but it is hard to detect
to John Forsyth, 6 January 1817
recommendations for enforcement of laws against the arming and equipping of foreign ships in American ports
to Elias Glenn, 3 January 1817
instructions to prosecute all persons involving in outfitting the South American privateer Mangoree at Baltimore
from Henry Hill, 1 January 1817
decline of American trade at St Salvador; poor condition of commerce in Brazil; critical of Brazilians; praises James Madison; hopes that JM is elected president
from John Forsyth, 1 January 1817
requests information relating to the arming and equipping of foreign ships in American ports
to John L Thomson, 30 December 1816
praises his book Historical Sketches of the Late War; thanks Thomson for favorable account of his actions
to Charles Bagot, 30 December 1816
rejects offer of portion of coast of Labrador or portion of coast of Newfoundland for use of American fishermen
from Lord Holland (Henry Richard Vassall Fox), 27 December 1816
hopes that the United States remain free of the curses of tyranny and war that have ravaged Europe; people of France are trapped between the absolute power of the Bourbons and the threat of dominance by the European powers; riots in England were bad…
to Joseph Correa de Serra, 27 December 1816
James Madison has asked Congress to extend the range of the neutrality law to prevent abuses by privateers outfitting in American ports
to Septimus Tyler, 20 December 1816
appointment and instructions as commercial agent at Cap Francois, Haiti
from William Wirt, 16 December 1816
two crew members of privateer Romp have been acquitted of charges of piracy; both Wirt and John Marshall believed them guilty but jury felt that the government did nothing to prevent the ship from sailing and thereby endorsed its mission; charges…
from Jonathon Fisk, 16 December 1816
has seen no evidence that ship True Blooded Yankee is a South American privateer
to Andrew Jackson, 14 December 1816
advantages of treaty with southern Indians; still does not trust Federalists; appointing Federalists to office will strengthen their party and undermine Republican policies; appointment of Simon Bernard as chief of army engineers
from Yona Equa (Great Bear), 10 December 1816
a certain section of Cherokee land cannot be sold without his consent and he opposes its sale