1To James Madison from Andrew Shepherd, 22 December 1787 (Madison Papers)
With pleasure not long since I heard of your welfare of which I sincerely wish a continuance, from your last, it has been intimated to your freinds in this County, that it will be agreeable to you to represent them in the Convention, which I think in my own opinion will meet with a general approbation, but as there is no guarding against artfull persons from injecting their poison into the...
2To James Madison from Andrew Shepherd, 14 December 1788 (Madison Papers)
Your last favours came to hand by the return of Alexander to this place, and by whom we had the pleasure of hearing of your welfare at the time he left N. Y, but sometime after had the disagreeable Accotts. of your being attacked with the complaint I severly had last year [and?] hope that you have had it much slighter and by this time perfectly got the better of it. I return you thanks for the...
3To Thomas Jefferson from Andrew Shepherd, 15 March 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
In consequence of my Absence last Post, the Mail was opened by a person not altogether as well acquainted with the business, who informed me a mistake was committed in dating a letter on the back addressed to the Presidant—in stead of dating it the 8th March it was dated the 8th Feby which might impress the Post Master at the Fedl. City with a belief that it was intended for Mr. Adams instead...