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1817.02.21 to Shelby (106324 to).pdf
offers appointment as secretary of war

1817.01.31 From Pinkney (106192 to).pdf
congratulations on election as president; horrible winter; magnificence of the Russian court; superficiality of Russian upper class; great expense of living in St Petersburg; wants to return home as soon as possible; importance of appointing a highly…

1816.12.14 to Jackson (105836 to).pdf
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

1816.10.11 from Erving (105425 to).pdf
incompetence of Pedro Cevallos; it is well that negotiations have been transferred to Washington; has not seen report being prepared on the recovery of the rebellious colonies but has been told that it will recommend that Spain pursue a course that…

1816.10.07 from Pinkney (105395 to).pdf
preparing to depart for St Petersburg; does not like Italy -- it is overrated and does not compare well with the United States; pleased that JM will be the next president; intends to remain in St Petersburg only a short time and then return to the…

1816.07.11 from Madison (104849 to).pdf
instructions regarding negotiation of treaty on American fishing rights in the North Atlantic; instructions regarding discussions about disarmament on the Great Lakes; does not understand Britain's policy towards Algiers as compared to its policy…

1816.07.07 to Madison (104819 to).pdf
conversation with Charles Bagot regarding American fishing rights in the North Atlantic; sought advice from Benjamin Crowninshield and Benjamin Homans on matter of fishing rights; requests instructions regarding disarmament on the Great Lakes;…

1816.06.27 to Duponceau (104729 to).pdf
forwards papers relating to measures taken for the defense of New Orleans; assumption of duties of secretary of war in 1814

1816.06.27 to Madison (104730 to).pdf
cabinet members have discussed relations with Algiers and concur entirely with opinions expressed by Madison; will write to Luis de Onis regarding the return of an Algerian warship captured by the United States in Spanish waters; suggests appointing…

1816.06.17 from DuPonceau (104675 to).pdf
thanks for letters relating to preparations for defense of New Orleans -- they confirm the efforts made by JM to assure the defense of that city; will have this information published in the second edition of Lacarriere Latour's Historical Memoir;…

1816.06.15 from McLean (104671 to).pdf
support in Ohio for JM's candidacy for president

1816.04.13 from Hughes (104314 to).pdf
delays in traveling to Boston; has been well received in Boston and has formed a favorable impression of the city; had dinner with Harrison G Otis who claimed that the convention at Hartford was not hostile to the national government nor to the…

1816.04.09 to Dallas (104292 to).pdf
saddened by his resignation as secretary of the treasury

1816.03.25 from Porter (104202 to).pdf
urges that arrangements be made and instructions given for determining boundary between the United States and Canada; pleased by JM's candidacy for president; opposition in New York to JM's nomination

1816.03.20 from Smith and Johnson (104168 to).pdf
the Republican caucus has nominated JM as candidate for president
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