11To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 20 May 1804 (Madison Papers)
I have the Honour to acknowlege the Receipt of your Letter of Yesterday’s Date, and to acquaint you, in Answer to it, that I have no other Evidence to furnish of the Violation of my Dwelling by the Officer of Justice mentioned in the Letter I had the Honour to address to you on the 4th. Inst. than that of one of my Servants, a Woman of Colour, who saw the Constable within my Dwelling at the...
12To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 6 June 1804 (Madison Papers)
Mr Merry has had the Honor to receive Mr Madison’s Note dated Yesterday. In consequence of the Desire expressed in it he transmits to Mr Madison herewith a Letter, under flying seal (which he requests may be closed before the Letter be forwarded), to the Judge of the Vice Admiralty Court at Halifax, inclosing a Copy of the Letter from Sir Evan Nepean to Mr Hammond which he had the Honor to...
13To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 16 June 1804 (Madison Papers)
Mr Merry has the Honor to present his Respects to Mr Madison. The bad Weather having prevented him from carrying into Execution his intended Journey to Philadelphia, he deems it proper to apprize Mr Madison of his Detention at Washington in case any Thing should occur on which he might wish to communicate with Mr Merry, who will have the Honor to take Mr Madison’s Orders afresh when he shall...
14To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 24 June 1804 (Madison Papers)
By the Post of Yesterday Evening I received Letters from Mr Barclay, His Majesty’s Consul General at New York, acquainting me with the Arrival at that Port of His Majesty’s Ships Cambrian and Driver, and transmitting to me Copy of a Letter (a Transcript of which I have the Honor to inclose) which had been addressed to him by the Mayor of New York requiring that His Majesty’s said Ships should...
15To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 28 June 1804 (Madison Papers)
In the Answer which I have had the Honor to receive from you under Date of the 25th. Instant, to the Representation which I had addressed to you on the preceding Day on the Subject of the Detention of His Majesty’s Ships Cambrian and Driver in the Port of New York by the prohibitory Order issued by the Mayor to the Wardens of the Port, and by the latter to the Pilots, to carry those Ships to...
16To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 8 July 1804 (Madison Papers)
The sudden Death of my Coachman this Morning, and the serious Indisposition of Two more of my Servants, rendering it impossible for me to proceed on immediately to Philadelphia, I have the Honor to acquaint you with my Detention at this Place, and that I shall certainly remain here Six Days at least. I have the Honor to be, with high Respect and Consideration, Sir, Your most obedient humble...
17To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 13 July 1804 (Madison Papers)
Mr Merry presents his best Respects to Mr Madison. Being informed by the Note which he has had the Honor to receive from Mr Madison of the 10th. Instant that Two Letters from the Department of State had been addressed to him at Philadelphia since his Departure from Washington, he thinks it right to acquaint Mr Madison that only One of those Letters (being a very long one, dated 3d. July, with...
18To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 14 July 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
14 July 1804, Baltimore. “Mr Merry presents his best Respects to Mr Madison, and loses no Time to have the Honor of acquainting him that he received this Day, by the Post from Philadelphia, the Letter of the 7th. of this Month which Mr Madison had addressed to him at that Place.” RC ( DNA : RG 59, NFL , Great Britain, vol. 3). 1 p.; docketed by Wagner as received 17 July.
19To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 19 July 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
19 July 1804, Baltimore. “Mr Merry presents his respectful Compliments to Mr Madison, and has the Honor to acquaint him that he purposes setting out from hence for Philadelphia on Saturday the 21st. Instant.” RC ( DNA : RG 59, NFL , Great Britain, vol. 3). 1 p.; docketed by Wagner.
20To James Madison from Anthony Merry, 15 August 1804 (Madison Papers)
I have had the Honor to receive your Letters of the 3rd, 7th, and 23rd. of last Month, with their several Inclosures. In order to reply to them, it was necessary, Sir, for me to apply for Information on the different Subjects of their Contents to His Majesty’s Consul General at New York, and to the Captains of His Majesty’s Ships against whom the Complaints which you have stated to me are...