Bishop James Madison's preparatory notes on Smith's Wealth of Nations, 1776/1812

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
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Terms of access:

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Bishop James Madison's preparatory notes on Smith's Wealth of Nations, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
.1 Linear Feet 1 legal size folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Bishop James Madison's preparatory notes on Smith's Wealth of Nations, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection contains one notebook with preparatory notes by Bishop James Madison for use in teaching students at William & Mary about Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations. The notes include extensive lists of open-ended questions for each chapter of Smith's work, which he may have prepared for the ushers and tutors working with students, or possibly questions he wrote down himself while preparing his lecture. The notebook likely dates from his time as a professor and president at William & Mary, circa 1776 to 1812.

Biographical / historical:

Bishop James Madison was born near Staunton, Virginia on August 27, 1749 and taught philosophy as well as mathematics at William & Mary from 1773 to 1775. He became president of William & Mary in 1777. Madison was the first bishop of the Diocese of Virginia of the Episcopal Church in the United States. He was a cousin of James Madison, the fourth President of the United States. He died on March 6, 1812, and is buried under the Wren Chapel William & Mary.

Acquisition information:
Bishop James Madison's preparatory notes on Smith's Wealth of Nations were donated anonymously.
Rules or conventions:
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