1To James Madison from William H. Winder, 8 February 1814 (Madison Papers)
I here with beg leave to transmit the reflections which you consented to peruse upon the question of retaliation now depending between my government & that of Great Britain. They have been delayed by a state of indisposition which has considerably disqualified me for mental exertion and may on that account be less worthy of consideration than they otherwise would have been. But Sir I assure...