31To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 7 August 1807 (Madison Papers)
The serious Inconveniences to His Majesty’s Service which have arisen from the Interruption of the Intercourse between His Majesty’s Servants accredited to the United States and the commanding Officers of His Majesty’s Ships off the Coast of the United States have induced me to take the liberty of again requesting you to lay the Subject before the Government of the United States for their...
32To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 16 July 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to acknowledge the Receipt of your Letter of the 13th. containing additional Documents respecting T. White stated to be a Citizen of the United States detained on board His Majesty’s Ship Elephant. I will immediately forward them to the Admiral commanding on the Station where His Majesty’s Ship Elephant is supposed now to be. I have the Honor to be, with great Respect and...
33To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 16 July 1807 (Madison Papers)
In Compliance with your Request in your Letter of the 15th: Inst. I have the Honor to inclose a Passport for a Vessel about to carry some Dispatches from the Government of the United States to Gibraltar and Leghorn. Blanks are left for the Names of the Vessel and Master, as you desired. I avail myself of this Opportunity to have the Honor to inform you that I have just received an Answer from...
34To 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...
35To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 10 July 1807 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Erskine presents his Complts. to Mr. Madison, and requests the Favor to be informed whether the Communications between His Majesty’s Minister & Consuls, and the Senior Officer of His Majesty’s Ships, now lying in Hampton Roads, is intended to be interdicted, by the President’s Proclamation of the 2d. of July. DNA : RG 59-NFL-Notes from Foreign Legations, Great Britain.
36To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 26 June 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor to inform you that His Majesty has judged it expedient to reestablish the most rigorous Blockade at the entrances of the rivers, Ems, W eser & Elbe inclusive, in consequence of the present position of the Enemy, on the Continent which enables him to command the Navigation of those r ivers. I have also the Honor to acknowledge the Receipt of your Letter of the 23d. Inst....
37To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 13 June 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor to acknowledge the Receipt of your letter of the 1st. & 9th. of June, requesting my Interposition to procure the Discharge of certain Seamen, stated to be Citizens of the United States, & to have been impressed on board His Majestys Ships, John Covel, & Phineas Le fevre on board His Majesty’s Ships, Cambrian, & Melampus Joseph West on board the Osprey, supposed to be on the...
38To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 11 June 1807 (Madison Papers)
In Compliance with your Request contained in your Letter to me of the 11th: of March last, I wrote to Admiral Berkeley Commander in Chief of His Majesty’s Ships on the Halifax Station to inquire into the Facts stated in the inclosed Protest made by the Master and other Persons belonging to the Schooner Morning Star of Providence. I have just received an Answer from the Admiral informing me...
39To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 26 May 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor to acknowledge the Receipt of your Letter of the 20th. Inst. enclosing Copies of authentic documents concerning Frederick Porter, Jos Wixson Junr. & John Cornell, American Citizens, who are stated to have been impressed into His Britannic Majesty’s Ships, Cambrian, Indian & Bermuda, and Requesting my Interposition to procure their Discharge. I shall accordingly take the...
40To 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...