To James Madison from Sylvanus Bourne, 10 March 1807 (Abstract)
From Sylvanus Bourne, 10 March 1807 (Abstract)
§ From Sylvanus Bourne. 10 March 1807. “Capt: Nathl. Howey of the Ship Eliza of Baltimore Joseph Sterret & others owners died here on the 7 Novr. last & not having prior to his decease appointed any one to take charge of his effects I esteemed it to be my duty to attend thereto agreably to the Law of the UStates in such cases, & I herewith transmit my accounts with said Estate1 that you may take Steps as the Law presc[r]ibes for ascertaining to whom the property left of right belongs & to those who exhibit your Certificate to that effect I stand ready to pay the Ballance due & to deliver the effects I have on hand agreably to the schedule on the back of the A/c.”
RC and enclosures (DNA: RG 59, CD, Amsterdam, vol. 2); RC and enclosures (ibid., vol. 1). First RC 1 p. Second RC marked “duplt.” For enclosures, see n. 1.
1. Bourne enclosed a “Note of Effects belonging to the Estate of Nl. Howey in hand of S. Bourne,” n.d. (1 p.), and “The Estate of Nathaniel Howey of Baltimore Acct: with S. Bourne Consul of the U. States,” dated and signed by Bourne at Amsterdam, 10 March 1807 (1 p.).