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...
31To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 8 January 1806 (Madison Papers)
His Majesty’s Subjects trading in Canada, under the Title of the North-West Company, have informed me of the Seizure by the Collector of the Customs at Michilimakinac, in the Month of June in last Year, of Two Batteaux, loaded partly with Naval Stores for the Use of the Company’s Vessels navigating Lake Superior, and partly with Indian Goods and private Baggage, the whole Value of which is...
32To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 7 January 1806 (Madison Papers)
His Majesty’s Subjects, the Inhabitants of Canada, have for a long Time past, especially since the Conclusion of the Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation, between His Majesty and the United States in the Year 1794, and particularly in Virtue of the Third Article of that Treaty, and of the explanatory one concluded at Philadelphia in the Year 1796, which are still in Force, carried on a...
33To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 7 January 1806 (Madison Papers)
In Addition to the Circumstances which I have had the Honor to lay before you in my other Letter of this Date respecting the Trade of His Majesty’s Subjects in Canada with the Indians within the Territories of the United States, I have the painful Task of troubling you further on this Subject by stating to you some others which have been represented to me as improper Hardships upon that Trade...
34To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 6 January 1806 (Madison Papers)
The British Ship Esther, George Irving Master, having sailed from Charleston, South Carolina, with a valuable Cargo of Merchandize, bound to London, and having, from Damage which she received at Sea, been obliged to return to that Port, was, when she was off the Bar, and had a Pilot on board, captured by the French Privateer the Creole, on the 4th: November last, and carried on the 11th: of...
35To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 16 December 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Anthony Merry. 16 December 1805, Washington. “Having transmitted to the Commander in Chief of His Majestys Ships on the Halifax Station Copies of the Documents which accompanied your Letter to me of the 14th. October respecting the Impressment of Daniel Talmage, an American Citizen, who was supposed to have been impressed by His Majesty’s Ship Cleopatra, I have the Honor, Sir, to...
36To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 12 November 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Anthony Merry. 12 November 1805, Washington. “I have received the Honor of your Letters of the 9th. and 11th. Instant, the former on the Subject of the Impressment of John Harlan [ sic ], an American Citizen, by His Majesty’s Sloop Peterell, the latter respecting that of James Gunnell [ sic ], also a Citizen of the United States, by His Majesty’s Ship Cambrian; and I have the Honor,...
37To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 24 October 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Anthony Merry. 24 October 1805, Washington. “I have received the Honor of your Letter of the 14th. Instant, with its Inclosure, respecting the Impressment of Daniel Talmage, a Citizen of the United States, by His Majesty’s Ship Cleopatra; and I have the Honor, Sir, to acquaint you that I have lost no Time in transmitting a Copy of the Document with which you have furnished me on this...
38To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 9 October 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Anthony Merry. 9 October 1805, “Near Philadelphia.” “I have received the Honor of your Letter of the 3rd. Instant, with the Documents inclosed respecting the Impressment of Nathaniel Bartlett, a Citizen of the United States, by the British Schooner Whiting, said to be on the Halifax Station. “I have lost no Time, Sir, in transmitting Copies of those Documents to the Commander in Chief...
39To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 8 September 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Anthony Merry. 8 September 1805, Philadelphia . “I received to-day the Honor of your Letter of the 5th. Instant, and have that to send you inclosed the Passport you have requested for Mr Gray, and for the Vessel in which he is about to embark.” RC ( DNA : RG 59, NFL , Great Britain, vol. 3). 1 p.; in a clerk’s hand, signed by Merry. The letter has not been found, but for the probable...
40To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 26 August 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Anthony Merry. 26 August 1805, Philadelphia . “I have received the Honor of your Letter of the 20th. Instant inclosing a Copy of one from the Deputy Collector of Passamaquoddy respecting the Seizure of the American Schooner John in the Waters of that Bay, and the Impressment of Two Citizens of the United States from the American Revenue Boat, by His Majesty’s Sloop Busy. “I shall not...
41To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 19 August 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Anthony Merry. 19 August 1805, Philadelphia . “Mr Merry presents his best Respects to Mr Madison, and has the Honor to transmit to him annexed the Extract of a Letter which he has just received from Sir John Wentworth, Governor of His Majesty’s Province of Nova Scotia, on the Subject of the Effects belonging to the President and Mr Madison, together with the Bill of Loading referred to...
42To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 17 August 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From Anthony Merry. 17 August 1805, Philadelphia . “I received to-day the Honor of your Letter of the 7th. of this Month, and have the Honor to transmit to you inclosed the Passport you have desired for an American Vessel bound from the River Kennebec to Algiers, with a Cargo of military and naval Stores, in Fulfilment of the Stipulations between the United States and the Regency of Algiers,...
43To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 5 August 1805 (Madison Papers)
I have received the Honor of your Letter of the 30th. of last Month requesting me to use my good offices to procure the Release of Benjamin Moore, an American Citizen, who is said to have been impressed, and to be on board His Majesty’s Ship Liander. I shall not fail, Sir, to transmit without Loss of Time the Document which your Letter inclosed, proving the Citizenship of the abovementioned...
44To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 25 July 1805 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor to transmit to you enclosed the Copy of a Protest made by Francis Blair, late Master of the British Ship Golden Grove, stating the particulars of the Capture of that Ship on the 9th. of May last by a Spanish Privateer Schooner called the Atrevido commanded by a Person of the Name of Hooper, said to be an American, that is declared to have sailed from Hampton Road, together...
45To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 9 July 1805 (Madison Papers)
His Majesty’s Consul at Norfolk in Virginia has transmitted to me a Copy of a printed Notice (a Transcript of which I have the Honor to enclose) published by the Deputy Marshall of the United States for that District advertizing for Sale on the 12th. of this Month the Brigantine Transfer, which the Notice expresses to have been libelled and sold for a Breach of Blockade, informing me that he...
46To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 9 July 1805 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honor to transmit to You enclosed the Copy of a Correspondence which has taken Place between His Majesty’s Consul General at New York and the Mayor of that City on the Subject of a Breach of Neutrality which the latter Officer has allowed to take Place on the Part of a French Privateer by encreasing her Force in Guns, Ammunition and Men, in the Port of New York, where she entered...
47To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 30 June 1805 (Madison Papers)
Mr Merry has the Honor to present his Respects to Mr Madison, and to transmit to him inclosed Extracts of Two Letters which he received by the Mail of this Evening from the Governor of Nova Scotia, and by which he has had the Satisfaction to learn that the Effects belonging to the President and to Mr Madison have been liberated, and, if not already arrived, may be expected shortly at New York....
48To James Madison from Anthony Merry (Abstract), 24 June 1805 (Madison Papers)
24 June 1805, Washington. “I have the Honor to transmit to you enclosed the Passport which you have requested of me by your Letter of the 22d. Instant for the American Brig Washington, James Croudhill Master, loaded with naval and military Stores and Provisions for the Supply of the Squadron of the United States in the Mediterranean.” RC ( DNA : RG 59, NFL , Great Britain, vol. 3). 1 p.; in a...
49To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 17 June 1805 (Madison Papers)
I have received the Honor of your Letter of the 14th. Instant, with the Documents which accompanied it, respecting the Impressment of sundry Seamen who belonged to the American Brig Happy Couple, and the improper Language which Captains Talbot and Beresford, commanding His Majesty’s Ships Leander and Cambrian, are stated to have held to Thomas W. Story, late Master of the Happy Couple, when he...
50To James Madison from Anthony Merry (Abstract), 28 May 1805 (Madison Papers)
28 May 1805, Washington . “When I had the Honor to reply on the 12th: of April to your Letter of the 9th: of that Month which, among other Things, related to the Impressment, by His Majesty’s Sloop Busy, of Martin George from the American Schooner Henrietta; I mentioned that I should not fail to write immediately respecting that object to the Commander of that Sloop’s Superior officer. “I have...