James Madison Papers

To James Madison from Richard Skinner, 15 July 1803 (Abstract)

§ From Richard Skinner

15 July 1803, Manchester, Vermont. Resigns the office of commissioner of bankruptcy because it conflicts with his previous appointment to a state office. Recommends Jonathan E. Robinson of Bennington, “a Gentln. of real merit” and the son of Jonathan Robinson, chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court.1

RC (DNA: RG 59, LAR, 1801–9, filed under “Skinner”). 1 p.; docketed by Jefferson. On the same date Israel Smith also wrote to JM recommending Robinson (ibid.; 1 p.; docketed by Jefferson).

1. Jonathan Robinson (1756–1819) was a lawyer, state legislator, and chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, 1801–7. He served as a U.S. senator from 1807 to 1815.

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    To James Madison from Richard Skinner, 15 July 1803 (Abstract)
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    Skinner, Richard
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    Madison, James
    Date
    15 July 1803

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    “To James Madison from Richard Skinner, 15 July 1803 (Abstract),” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/02-05-02-0223. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Secretary of State Series, vol. 5, 16 May–31 October 1803, ed. David B. Mattern, J. C. A. Stagg, Ellen J. Barber, Anne Mandeville Colony, and Bradley J. Daigle. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 2000, pp. 184–185.]