1To James Madison from Stevens Rogers, 15 December 1808 (Madison Papers)
I make bold to write to you wishing your Indulgence to excuse me for So doing as I am an old war-worn-Soldier and infirmed and want you to de liv er the enclosed to the Honorable Congress of t he United-States of America and you will oblige me in So doing for I have been one of our revolu tio n Soldiers even at the most critical days of it for w h en the Brittens first began to murder us the...