To James Madison from William D. Green, 6 August 1825
From William D. Green
Fred’g August 6th. 1825
Dr Sir
Enclosed you have an a/c from Mr. E D Withers with an order for the amount ($10) in my favour—your answer enclosing the amount by return of Mail will be thankfully re’d. By your St
Wm. D Green1
RC (DLC). Docketed by JM.
1. William D. Green was a Fredericksburg merchant, who during this period, owned a hat store. He was one of the original incorporators of the Mill Bank Mining Company of Virginia in 1834, which engaged in gold mining, and was the builder and proprietor of the Exchange Hotel constructed in 1837 (Fredericksburg Virginia Herald, 10 Aug. 1825; Richmond Enquirer, 27 Dec. 1833; S. J. Quinn, The History of the City of Fredericksburg, Virginia [Richmond, 1908], 166).