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From James Madison to John Francis Mercer, 24 January 1785

To John Francis Mercer

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24 January 1785. Mercer acknowledged on 8 February 1785 receipt of “your favor of the 24. which pursuing me by a circuitous route, did not reach this untill within a few days.” In all likelihood JM reported to the Virginia congressman the legislative situation following adjournment of the October 1784 session of the General Assembly.

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    From James Madison to John Francis Mercer, 24 January 1785
    Author
    Madison, James
    Recipient
    Mercer, John Francis
    Date
    24 January 1785

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    “From James Madison to John Francis Mercer, 24 January 1785,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/01-08-02-0126. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, vol. 8, 10 March 1784 – 28 March 1786, ed. Robert A. Rutland and William M. E. Rachal. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1973, p. 236.]

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