11To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 19 July 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have taken the Liberty to forward under Cover to you, a Dispatch for H. M. Government, as you were so good as to say a Gentleman would take Charge of it, as also a Letter, to go by the St. Michael; the Vessel which has been hired by the Government of the U. S. for the Purpose of carrying Dispatches to Great Britain & to France. I beg Leave to repeat my Thanks for your obliging offer upon the...
12To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 21 June 1808 (Madison Papers)
Having just received from Sir James Craig, the Governor in Chief of His Majesty’s Provinces in N. America the Details of a Transaction which has taken Place at Niagara, which might in its Consequences seriously affect the Harmony and good understanding between His Majesty’s Provinces of Canada & the Adjacent Territories of the United States, I have the Honor to request your early Attention to...
13To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 14 June 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor to inclose to you a Copy of the Commission by which His Majesty has been pleased to appoint Archibald MacNeil Esqr. to be Consul for the Province of Louisiana, & beg Leave to request that you will be pleased to cause the Exequatur to be made out to entitle him to perform his official Functions in that Territory, by Permission from the Government of the United States. With...
14To 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...
15To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 14 June 1808 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Erskine presents his Compts. & best Respects to Mr. Madison, begs Leave to apologize for the Delay which has occurr’d in answering his Letters, which has been occasion’d by Mr. Erskine’s having been absent from Home for a Week at the Time they were received. DNA : RG 59-NFL-Notes from Foreign Legations, Great Britain.
16To 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...
17To 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...
18To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 14 March 1808 (Madison Papers)
I have had the Honor to receive your Letter of the 8th: Instant containing Documents respecting Three Seamen stated to be American Citizens detained on Board His Majesty’s Ship Statira and requesting my Interposition to procure their Discharge. I have accordingly forwarded the Depositions concerning the Men named in the Margin to Captain Bromley of His Majesty’s Ship Statira, with a Request...
19To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 9 December 1807 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor to transmit to you by His Majesty’ Commands a Statement of the Losses sustained by Mr. John Hurst Merchant of the City of London in Consequence of the Neglect of the Post Office at Charleston, South Carolina, and to request the interference of the Government of the United States in procuring for him such Redress as the Justice of his Case may require. In conformity with the...
20To James Madison from David Montague Erskine, 9 November 1807 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Erskine will have the honor of waiting upon Mr. Madison on Saturday next. NN .