To James Madison from Charles Johnston, 21 May 1827

From Charles Johnston

Fauquier 21. May 1827

Sir

I have just had my narrative printed in NewYork one Copy of which I send you herewith,1 which you will please accept from one who sends it to you as a small testimony of the high respect and veneration in which he holds your name and character.

The other copy which you subscribed for you will get at any time after next week from M Fisher Thompson’s Book store in Washington where I have ordered it. I am with high respect Yr mo: obd st

Ch Johnston

RC (DLC: Rives Collection, Madison Papers). Cover docketed by JM.

1. Johnston, Narrative of the Incidents Attending the Capture, Detention, and Ransom of Charles Johnston (Shoemaker description begins Richard H. Shoemaker, comp., A Checklist of American Imprints for 1820–1829 (11 vols.; New York, 1964–72). description ends 29372).

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Title: To James Madison from Charles Johnston, 21 May 1827
Author: Johnston, Charles
Recipient: Madison, James
Date: 21 May 1827

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Cite as: “To James Madison from Charles Johnston, 21 May 1827,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/04-04-02-0387. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Retirement Series, vol. 4, 3 March 1826–29 February 1828, ed. Armin Mattes, David B. Mattern, J. C. A. Stagg, Anne Mandeville Colony, Ellen D. Goldlust, Mary Parke Johnson, Katherine E. Harbury, and Mary K. Wigge. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2023, p. 425.]

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