1To 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...
2To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 31 January 1809 (Madison Papers)
In obedience to His Majesty’s Commands I have the Honor to lay before the Government of the United States, a Statement, contained in the inclosed Letter from Captn: Hamilton, Commander of His Majesty’s Packet Lord Hobart, relative to the Boarding and Detention of that Vessel by the Direction of the Commanding Officer of the United States Frigate the Chesapeake. His Majesty’s Packet being a...
3To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 13 December 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor to inclose to You, a Copy of a Letter from Sir John Borlase Warren, relative to William Parker, stated to have been a Citizen of the United States, and impressed on Board His Majesty’s Ship Banterer. I have the Honor to be, Sir, Your most obedt: humble Servant, DNA : RG 59-NFL-Notes from Foreign Legations, Great Britain.
4To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 18 November 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor to inform You that I have received a Letter from Sir Alexander Cochrane Commander in Chief of His Majesty’s Ships on the Leeward Island Station, enclosing a printed Copy of a Proclamation which he had caused to be issued, pursuant to Orders signified to him by the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Admiralty, whereby the French Leeward Carribean Islands are declared in a...
5To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 23 September 1808 (Madison Papers)
Without intending to justify the Conduct of William Reeve, stiling himself an Officer in His Majesty’s Naval Service, against whom You prefer’d a Complaint to Me for having written a Letter to Governor Clairborne of the Orleans Territory, containing Expressions reflecting upon the Government of the United States; but merely for the purpose of explaining some Circumstances which occur’d upon...
6To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 11 September 1808 (Madison Papers)
Information having been received by His Majesty’s Government, that Moose Island in Passamaquoddy Bay, has been occupied as a military Post by the United States, and that a Boat laden with Flour, has been violently seized, after it had touched at Deer Island, a Dependency of the Province of New Brunswick, I have therefore been commanded by His Majesty to declare that these Transactions are...
7To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 24 August 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor to transmit to you a Copy of a Letter which I have lately received from Sir J. B. Warren His Majestys Admiral commanding on the Halifax Station respecting an application, made by Me at your Request for the Discharge of John Ennels stated to be a Citizen of the United States detained on Board H. M. S. Recruit I consequence of Sir J. B. Warrens Letter, I propose to make an...
8To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 23 August 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have had the Honor to receive your Letter of the 9th. Inst. inclosing a Letter from the Post Master at New York stating on the Declaration of Captain Selliman of the Ship Thalia, which was carried into a British Port by a British Cruizer that his Letter Bag, including Dispatches from the Minister Plenipoy: of the United States at Paris to the Department of State, was taken to the Court of...
9To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 23 August 1808 (Madison Papers)
I had the Honor to receive your Letter of the 1st: Inst: inclosing a Copy of a Letter from Wm: Reeve stiling himself an Officer in the Naval Service of His Britannic Majesty and acting as prize Master to a Spanish Vessel captured by the British Frigate Hebe, to Governor Clairborne of the Orleans Territory. As it is not my Province to decide upon the Conduct of any of His Majesty’s Officers, I...
10To 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...