1To James Madison from George W. Erving, 25 October 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
25 October 1804, London. No. 45. “In compliance with your circular instructions of April 9th. 1803 it is my duty to report to you the particulars which I have been able to collect respecting two vessels of the United States the ‘Merrimack’ and the ‘Louisiana’ lately arrived at this port, and having been engaged since their departure from the United States in the Slave carrying trade prohibited...
2To James Madison from George W. Erving, 1 September 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
1 September 1804, London. No. 41. “I have the honor herewith to transmit a complete report of my transactions as Agent for the relief & protection of seamen from the 11th. of March 1803 when the impressments began here previous to the declaration of the present War between Great Britain & France, up to this date; a Period of about 18 Months. I have endeavoured to make this document as exact as...
3To James Madison from George W. Erving, 18 January 1805 (Madison Papers)
I have this moment received your obliging letter of Novr. 3d & hasten to return my best acknowledgements for your Early and very friendly attention to mine of Sep. 1st and at the ⟨s⟩ame time to Express to you my grateful sense of the favorable sentiments with which the President ⟨h⟩as been pleased to view my observations upon the Subjects therein mentioned. I shall pursue the course which you...
4To James Madison from George W. Erving, 5 September 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
5 September 1804, London. NO. 44. “I had the honor to receive your letter of July 3d . acknowledging the receipt of mine dated Januy: 28h: containing the result of my application on behalf of Alexander Mc:Elwee; In pursuance of your direction I again made application to the Admiralty on the 10th: Augt., Copy of which and of their Lordship’s reply of Augt. 13th., and also of their further...
5To James Madison from George W. Erving, 17 November 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
17 November 1804, London. No. 46. “In my last of October 2d. I reported the ship Louisiana—Daniel Edes Junr. as having been employed in the Slave carrying trade prohibited by law; the circumstances therein mentioned have since been confirmed to me by the evidence of four men who have been discharged from her; these men are Allen Paterson John Cosey, Godfrey Trim and John Keller. I herewith...
6To James Madison from George W. Erving, 1 January 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
1 January 1805, London. No. 47. “I have the honor to transmit to you a List [not found] of the Vessels which have entered at this Port from the 1st. of July to 31st. December 1804 with other particulars respecting the same.” RC ( DNA : RG 59, CD , London, vol. 9). 1 p.; in a clerk’s hand, signed by Erving; marked “Duplicate”; docketed by Wagner as received in Erving’s 8 Feb. 1805 dispatch (ibid.).
7To James Madison from George W. Erving, 12 September 1804 (Madison Papers)
I have but this moment received the duplicate of your (private) letter July 22d, communicating the views of the President with respect to the Agency of our affairs at Tunis; & that he has been pleased to consider me as a fit person to be employed in that situation. I beg you to be assured that I feel extremely sensible to the honor which I derive from the good opinion of the President; & that...
8To James Madison from George W. Erving, 1 September 1804 (Madison Papers)
I have now completed and by the Jupiter—Captain Law bound to N. York have transmitted to you the statements required by your official letter of April 22d; & duplicates of the same have been sent by the Hardware Captain Matlock—for N. York. I have endeavoured to make these as distinct & accurate as possible, so that Mr Davidson the agent at Washington for paying the compensation to the...
9To James Madison from George W. Erving, 25 October 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
25 October 1804, London. “ Private. No 25 .” On 24 Oct. received a 14 Oct. letter from Monroe at Rotterdam; a 16 Oct. “letter from Mr Dixon” says Monroe had left the city. “This will accompany my official report respecting the two ships ‘Louisiana’ & ‘Merrimack’ which appear to have been employed in the Slave-trade prohibited by law: It is extremely to be regretted if our regulations cannot be...
10To James Madison from George W. Erving, 1 September 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
1 September 1804, London. No. 42. “In pursuance of the instructions contained in your letter of April 22d : I have prepared, and have the honor herewith to transmit to you a complete and as far as the Documents in my possession have enabled me to perfect it, a correct statement of the awards made payable to me by the Board of Commissioners under the 7th: article of our late Treaty with this...
11To James Madison from George W. Erving, 20 October 1804 (Madison Papers)
I communicated to Mr Monroe the contents of your (private) letter of June 20th; you have doubtless before this received in course the best newspapers which have been published here since that date, he having regularly forwarded them; with respect to pamphlets, few now appear which are worth attention, & scarcely any which concern our interests; that of Lord Sheffield is indeed the only one...