1From James Madison to George W. Erving, 25 September 1810 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 25 September 1810. Acknowledged in Erving to JM, 20 Oct. 1810 . Discusses Spanish-American affairs and the policies of Great Britain toward Spain’s colonies.
2From James Madison to George W. Erving, 1 February 1811 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 1 February 1811. Acknowledged in Erving to JM, 10 Mar. 1811 . Discusses events in Florida and the policy of France toward the U.S. Also encloses five letters.
3Thomas Jefferson to George W. Erving, 23 November 1809 (Jefferson Papers)
An American vessel, the property of a respectable merchant of Georgetown , on a voyage to some part of Europe for general purposes of commerce, proposes to touch at some port of Spain with the view of obtaining Merino sheep to be brought to our country. the necessity we are under, & the determination we have formed of eman of emancipating ourselves from a dependance on foreign countries for...