1To James Madison from Joseph S. Ayers, 27 November 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
27 November 1804, Portsmouth. “You will, I doubt not, have the goodness to excuse the trouble caused by soliciting your attention to the inclosed papers . Goverment, we are fully persuaded, is solicitous to guard and secure to the Citizens, their rights & their property. It’s knowledge of the violation of these is generally derived from the information or complaint of the sufferers. We are in...