21To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 1 September 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have the honour to acknowledge the Receipt of your Letter of the 22nd. ult. respecting John Wharff, who is stated to be an american Citizen; and to have been impressed on Board his Majesty’s Sloop of War, Rattler, which is supposed to be at present on the Halifax Station. I will immediately forward the Documents enclosed in your abovementioned Letter to Vice Admiral Berkely, Commander in...
22To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 1 February 1809 (Madison Papers)
In Consequence of a Representation which I made to His Majesty’s Government, an Investigation was ordered to be made into the Circumstances mentioned in your Letter to me of the 9th: of August last, relative to certain Dispatches, addressed to the Government of the United States, which were stated to have been taken in the Ship Thalia by a British Cruizer, and that some were broken open and...
23To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 13 June 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor to forward to you by Command of His Majesty’s Government a Copy of a Letter from the Commissioners of His Majestys Navy Board to the Secretary of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, respecting certain Stores therein enumerated & valued, supplied to Ships in the Service of the United States which have not been paid for. I have the Honor also to inclose Copies of the...
24To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 14 September 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to inform you, that I have received a Letter, dated Halifax September 1st. from Vice Admiral Berkeley, Commander in Chief of His Majesty’s Ships on the Halifax Station, in which he has communicated to me the Result of a Court Martial, which has been lately held on Thomas Wilson, alias Jenkin Ratford, one of the Deserters from His Majesty’s Ships, who were taken out of the...
25To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 21 October 1807 (Madison Papers)
Altho’ I cannot doubt that the Government of the United States have already received from their Ministers in London a Copy of the inclosed Note from Mr. Canning to Mr. Munroe yet I have the honor now to transmit one, lest any accident might have prevented its being before received. With Sentiments of the highest Respect & Consideration, I have the Honor to be Sir Your obedient humble servant...
26To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 23 July 1808 (Madison Papers)
In Compliance with your Request, contained in your Letter to Me of the 15th. Inst, I have had the Honor to forward to Mr. Gallatin, the Secretary of the Treasury, a Passport for a Vessel, which is about to be sent by Order of the President, to the Southern Atlantic Ocean, for the Purpose of bringing away some American Seamen from the Desert Island of Trinidad, & I have at your Desire, left a...
27To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 25 April 1808 (Madison Papers)
In compliance with your Request contained in your Note of the 22d. Inst I have the Honor to transmit Passports for the two American Vessels, the Brig St. Michaels Captain Kenyon Master in Ballast bound from Baltimore to L’Orient and Falmouth; and the Ship Leonidas Captain McKensie Master, from the Powtomac to Algiers, laden with Military, and Naval Stores to be delivered to the Algerine...
28To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 14 June 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor to inform you that His Majesty’s Government have sent Orders to the Lieut. Governor of Gibraltar to grant immediate Relief in the Cases mentioned in the inclosed Letter of Mr. Pinkney to Mr. Canning. The Lieut. Governor, it appears acted upon a mistaken opinion Respecting His Majesty’s late orders in Council & no Time was lost by His Majesty’s Government in stating to that...
29To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 13 May 1807 (Madison Papers)
Permit me to have the Honor of introducing to you Mr W. Penn, the Bearer, who is a Descendant of the Founder, & Son to Mr. Penn His Majesty’s Governr. in former times of the State of Pennsylvania. I have had no late letters from England; but do not doubt the truth of the last news from thence. With great Respect & Re gard, I remain Dr Sir Your’s Faithfully Mrs. E. joins me in best regards to...
30To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 13 July 1807 (Madison Papers)
In the present critical Posture of Affairs which has resulted from the late unfortunate Encounter between His Majesty’s Ship Leopard and a Frigate of the United States (Chesapeak) I conceive it to be my Duty to have the Honor to make the following Representation to the Government of the United States. That I have continued to receive up to the present Time, constant Assurances, by His...