James Madison to Ferdinand R. Hassler, 25 September 1828
Montpellier Sepr. 25. 1828
Dear Sir
Your letter of the 8th. with two copies of your "Elements of Geometry" came to hand when a spell of sickness prevented me from making the proper acknowledgements. I now beg of you to accept them, particularly for the copy allotted to myself. That for the University has been duly forwarded and will there find a better capacity than I possess to do justice to the work. I can only repeat to you the good wishes I feel that all your Scientific labours may be well rewarded. With esteem & friendly respects
James Madison
RC (NN: Ford Collection); draft (Joseph J. Felcone, Inc., Princeton, N.J., ).