Papers, 1792/1931

Containers:
Box Manuscripts Group 2 Box 21, Folder 1
Language:
English
Scope and content:

Item 1: James Madison (1723 - 1801), [Orange County, Va.] to James Madison, Jr., n.p., February 28, 1792 Granting him Power of Attorney. 1 ADS, 1 XCy, and 1 TCy.

Item 2: James Madison (1723-1801), n.p., to Joseph Chew, Montreal, Canada, February 19, 1793 Sending account of his connections and acquaintances, extolling the virtues of the sulphur spring near Terry's Run Bridge, and saying his son [James] will be returned as a member of the Lower House which he prefers to the Senate. 3pp. ALS.

Item 3: James Madison, Department of State [Washington, D.C.] to [John Milledge], Governor of the State of Georgia, Louisville, [Ga.], December 14, 1804 Is transmitting 248 copies of the Laws of the United States, 1st Session, 8th Congress, to the Collector of Customs in Charleston, S.C. for him to forward to Georgia. 1p. LS.

Item 4: James Madison, Dept. of State, Washington, [D.C.], to Samuel Tyler, Williamsburg, Virginia, April 1, 1805 Cy of LS. 3pp.

Item 5: James Madison, "Montpellier" [sic], [Orange County, Va.], to Gov. [Thomas Mann] Randolph, [Va.], February 1, 1820 Forwarding a letter and a newspaper clipping on hemp and flax. 1p. Cy of ALS. Including NCl concerning Anthony Dew's machine for dressing flax. 1p.

Item 6: James Madison, "Montpellier" [sic], [Orange County, Va.], to Dr. Cooper, n.p., December 26, 1826 Concerning nationalism. PCy of LS. 1p. (Missing)

Item 7: J[ames] M[adison], "Montp[elie]r," Va. to Jos[iah] Quincy, n.p., February 18, 1830 Thanking him for the "Report of the Overseer of Harvard University" and commenting on the new Constitution lately submitted to the people fo Virginia. 1p. AN.

Item 8: James Madison, "Montpellier" [sic], [Orange Co., Va.], to [Robert] Walsh, [Philadelphia, Pa.], July 15, 1831 Concerning Bishop James Madison. ALS. 1p.

Item 9: James Madison, "Montpelier," [Orange Co., Va.], January 24, 1832 On the subject of freemasonry. NCl of L. See Marshall Papers, Box V, folder 3.

Item 10: Invitation to the unveiling of a bust of James Madison, Richmond, Virginia, September 29, 1931 PM. 1 item.

Item 11: Engravings and prints of James Madison, n.d. 8 items.

Item 12: Photograph of the marble medallion bust of James Madison, made by Giuseppe Ceracchi, 1792, with a short printed sketch of Ceracchi containing a quotation from Madison See Oversize File.

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