1To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 29 November 1806 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Merry requests of Mr. Madison to accept, with his best Respects, his Acknowledgments for the Passport which he had the Honor to receive this Morning, and particularly for the obliging Expressions with which Mr. Madison has had the Goodness to accompany it. He thinks it right to mention that, in Consequence of the unfavorable Weather, the Ship in which he is to proceed to England cannot now...
2To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 2 November 1806 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor to acquaint you with the Arrival here Yesterday Evening of the Honorable David M. Erskine, whom His Majesty has been pleased to appoint to be His Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States, and from whom I transmit to you a Letter inclosed. I have also the Honor to inform you that, in Consequence of the Leave of Absence which His Majesty has been...
3To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 28 September 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Anthony Merry. 28 September 1806, Lancaster. “I have received the Honor of your Letter of the 22nd. Instant, with the Documents it enclosed respecting Samuel Mark, William Fursman and Peter Frank, American Seamen, who are stated to have been impressed by His Majesty’s Ship Tartar, which Documents I shall not fail to transmit to the Commander in Chief on the Halifax Station in order that...
4To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 20 September 1806 (Madison Papers)
It is very painful to me to have Occasion to trouble you again on the same Subject on which I had the Honor of addressing myself to you on the 8th. January last —viz, the Seizure, by the Collector of the Customs at Michillimakinac, in the Month of June 1805, of Two Batteaux, with their Cargoes, the whole value of which was Stated as exceeding One Thousand Pounds Sterling, belonging to His...
5To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 12 September 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Anthony Merry. 12 September 1806, Lancaster. “His Majesty’s Consul General at New York has transmitted to me the Papers of which the inclosed are Copies respecting John Thomas, Master of the British Letter of Marque Brig Fox, which arrived at that Port from Jamaica about the 12th. August. “Mr. Barclay states to me, that on the 18th. of that Month Four of the Seamen belonging to the...
6To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 4 September 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Anthony Merry. 4 September 1806, Lancaster. “I have received the Honor of your Letter of the 28th. of last Month, inclosing Copy of a Protection granted on the 19th. July 1797, by the Collector of the Customs at Philadelphia, to Robert Smith, who is stated to be an American Citizen and to have been recently impressed by His Majesty’s Ship Cleopatra. “Although I doubt, Sir, after what I...
7To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 22 August 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Anthony Merry. 22 August 1806, Lancaster. “I have the Honor to acquaint you that I have just received an Answer from the Commander in Chief of His Majesty’s Ships on the Jamaica Station, to whom I transmitted the Document inclosed in your Letter to me of the 23 d. May respecting the Detention of Edward Frethy, an American Citizen, on board either of Le Renard or Wolf Sloops of War, in...
8To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 18 August 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Anthony Merry. 18 August 1806, Lancaster. “Vice Admiral Berkeley, who arrived lately at Halifax to succeed the late Sir Andrew Mitchel in the Command of His Majesty’s Ships and Vessels on that Station, has transmitted to me Five original Protections granted to Richard Man, Dennis Wheeler, James Vincent, John Smith and George Johnstone, as Citizens of the United States, who have been...
9To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 16 August 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Anthony Merry. 16 August 1806, Lancaster. “I have the Honor to acquaint you that I have just received an Answer, dated 1st. July, from the President of the Council of His Majesty’s Province of New Brunswick, on whom the Adminstration of the Government had devolved in the Absence of the Lieutenant Governor, to the Letter which was inclosed in my Answer to that which I had the Honor to...
10To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 5 August 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Anthony Merry. 5 August 1806, Washington. “I have received the Honor of your Letter of yesterday’s Date [not found], with the Document it inclosed proving Thomas Smith, who is stated to have been impressed by His Majesty’s Ship Cambrian, to be a Citizen of the United States; and I shall not fail, Sir, to transmit a Copy of that Document to the Commander in Chief of His Majesty’s Ships...
11To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 5 August 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Anthony Merry. 5 August 1806, Washington. “I have received the Honor of your Letter of this Date [not found], and transmit to you inclosed a Passport for the Vessel which you mention to have given orders to be chartered for the Purpose of Conveying to Tunis Sidi Soliman Mellimelli the Ambassador from that State, with his Suite and Property, having, agreeably to your Desire, left Blanks...
12To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 13 July 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Anthony Merry. 13 July 1806, Washington. “I received the Honor of your Letter of yesterday’s Date inclosing authenticated Copies of Documents which prove John Hudson, Joshua Gray, Daniel Landerkin, John McDonald, Robert Blakeway and Geo: P. Fister, who are stated to be detained on board His Majesty’s Ships Cambrian, Leander and Indian, to be Citizens of the United States. “I shall not...
13To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 9 July 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Anthony Merry. 9 July 1806, Washington. “I have the Honor to acquaint You that I have just received Answers, dated 5th. May, to the Letters which I addressed to the Commander in Chief of His Majesty’s Ships on the Halifax Station transmitting to him Copies of the Documents inclosed in your Letters to me of the 10th. And 25th. February last, respecting the Impressment of Frederick Porter...
14To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 2 July 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Anthony Merry. 2 July 1806, Washington. “I have received the Honor of your Letter of Yesterday’s Date, inclosing Copies of Documents which prove Smith Musgrove, who is stated to be detained on board His Majesty’s Ship Cambrian, to be a Citizen of the united States. “I shall not fail, Sir, to transmit Copies of the Documents in question by the earliest Conveyance to the Commander in...
15To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 10 June 1806 (Madison Papers)
I have received Information that Two Schooners are now building at Hampton in Virginia (one of them it is represented to me is already completed and will be ready for Sea in about a Fortnight from this Time) and that they are intended to act as Privateers, under French and Spanish Commissions, against the British Trade on the Southern Coast of the United States. It is stated to me that the...
16To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 22 May 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Anthony Merry. 22 May 1806, Washington. “I have the Honor to transmit to you inclosed, for the Information of the Government of the United States, the Copy of a Note which, by His Majesty’s Command, was delivered by Mr. Fox, His Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, on the 8th. of April, to the Ministers residing in London of the Powers most immediately interested in the...
17To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 17 May 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Anthony Merry. 17 May 1806, Washington. “Mr Merry presents his Respects to Mr Madison. The Note, of this Date [not found], with which Mr Madison has been pleased to honor Mr Merry did not reach him till after Four oClock this Afternoon, when there was no longer Time for him to prepare any Communications, for the Conveyance of which he might otherwise have been glad to have availed...
18To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 13 May 1806 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor to acquaint You that His Majesty has been graciously pleased to grant me a Leave of Absence to return to England, and that I have just received His Royal Orders to notify to the Government of the United States that His Majesty has at the same Time been pleased to nominate the Right Honorable the Earl of Selkirk as His Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the...
19To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 9 May 1806 (Madison Papers)
I have received the Honor of your Letter of the 6th. Instant respecting the Misconduct of several of His Majesty’s Ships, particularly the Leander, near the Harbour of New York, with the Copies inclosed in it of a Letter addressed to the Mayor of New York⟨,⟩ by Captain Whitby, commanding the Leander, and of the latter’s orders to Lieutenant Cowen, the Bearer of it, and expressing to me that...
20To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 1 May 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Anthony Merry. 1 May 1806, Washington. “Mr Merry presents his Respects to Mr Madison, and will, if his Health will permit, have the Pleasure of waiting on Mr Madison at the office of State to-morrow (Friday) at Eleven oClock.” RC ( DNA : RG 59, NFL , Great Britain, vol. 3). 1 p.
21To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 28 April 1806 (Madison Papers)
I have received the Honor of your Letter of the 26th: Instant, inclosing Two Extracts from the Royal Gazette printed at St. Johns in the Province of New Brunswic, the one respecting the Seizure, and Condemnation by the British Vice-Admiralty Court in that Province, of the American Sloop Falmouth for having received a Cargo of Plaister of Paris from on board British Vessels, within the British...
22To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 22 April 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Anthony Merry. 22 April 1806, Washington. “Mr Merry presents his Respects to Mr Madison. He will not fail to have the Pleasure of waiting on Mr Madison at the Office of State to-morrow at Twelve OClock.” RC ( DNA : RG 59, NFL , Great Britain, vol. 3). 1 p.
23To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 14 April 1806 (Madison Papers)
From the Answer which I had the Honor to receive from you, dated the 7th: of January last, to my Letter of the preceeding Day respecting the British Ship Esther, captured by a French Privateer, carried to St Mary’s, condemned at St. Augustine and sold immediately, in Consequence of that Condemnation, at St. Mary’s, I had Reason to hope, notwithstanding that your Instructions to the Collector...
24To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 4 April 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Anthony Merry. 4 April 1806, Washington. “I have the Honor to inform you that I have just received Answers (dated the 22nd. of last Month) from the Commander in Chief of His Majesty’s Ships on the Halifax Station, to whom I had transmitted Copies of the several Letters you had done me the Honor to address to me respecting Impressments by those Ships, stating, that His Majesty’s Sloop...
25To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 3 March 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Anthony Merry. 3 March 1806, Washington. “I have received the Honor of your Letter of the 25th. of last Month, with the Documents it inclosed proving Oliver Child and Ellery King, who are stated to have been impressed by His Majesty’s Ship Vengeance, to be Citizens of the United States. “I shall not fail, Sir, to transmit Copies of the Documents in Question by the earliest Opportunity...
26To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 3 March 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Anthony Merry. 3 March 1806, Washington. “I have the Honor to acquaint you that I have just received another Letter from the Commander in Chief of His Majesty’s Ships on the Jamaica Station, dated the 16th. January, informing me that John Harlam, of whom I made Mention in the Letter I addressed to you on the 24th. of last Month, had been discharged from His Majesty’s Sloop Peterel...
27To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 24 February 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Anthony Merry. 24 February 1806, Washington. “I have the Honor to acquaint you that I have just received an Answer (dated the 19th: December last) from the Commander in Chief of His Majesty’s Ships on the Jamaica Station, to whom I had transmitted Copies of the Papers inclosed in the Letter you were pleased to honor me with on the 17th: October respecting the Detention of the American...
28To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 29 January 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Anthony Merry. 29 January 1806, Washington. “I have received the Honor of your Letter of the 27th. Instant, with the Documents it enclosed, proving Nathaniel Small and John Hines, who are stated to have been impressed by His Majesty’s Ship Cambrian, and to be detained on board that Ship, to be Citizens of the United States; and I have the Honor, Sir, to acquaint You that I shall...
29To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 17 January 1806 (Madison Papers)
I have received the Honor of your Letter of Yesterday’s Date, with the Documents it inclosed, respecting the Disbursements incurred by governor Claiborne in having extended his Humanity to some British Subjects Invalids who were brought to New Orleans in the Month of October 1804 in the Manner described, by causing them to be supplied with sundry Necessaries, and the Charge made by Doctor...
30To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 9 January 1806 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Anthony Merry. 9 January 1806, Washington. “I have just received His Majesty’s Commands (under Date of the 9th. October last, their Arrival having been retarded by an extraordinary Accident) to acquaint the Government of the United States (the same Information having been communicated to their Minister in London on the Date abovementioned) that, Information having been received of the...