1To James Madison from Edmund Randolph, 13 September 1783 (second) (Madison Papers)
...for lacing, vinegar, oil, wax and tallow candles, and all sorts of other necessities.’ We...
2To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 11 November 1784 (Madison Papers)
...dozen. By having them at your bedside with a candle, the latter may be lighted at any moment...
3From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 11 November 1784 (Jefferson Papers)
...dozen. By having them at your bedside with a candle, the latter may be lighted at any moment...
4To James Madison from Edmund Pendleton, 19 November 1786 (Madison Papers)
..., “All happens for the best.” I write by Candle light & in a hurry, & wish you may...
5To James Madison from Edmund Pendleton, 9 December 1786 (Madison Papers)
...rises and falls like the flame of an expiring Candle in the Socket, & seem[s] to forbid...
6To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 2 June 1793 (Madison Papers)
She extinguished almost like a candle. I have not seen mrs. Trist since, but...
7From Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 2 June 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
...in the papers. She extinguished almost like a candle. I have not seen Mrs. Trist since...
8To James Madison from Samuel Stanhope Smith, 28 November 1799 (Madison Papers)
—Candles, say 20 lb. at 16½ cents
9To James Madison from Tench Coxe, 11 May 1801 (Madison Papers)
..., leather, books, blank & printed, candles, boulting cloths, chemical & galenical preparations...
10To James Madison from James Barbour, 17 January 1802 (Madison Papers)
...late hour of the Night & that he held the Candle to give them light.”
11To James Madison from Obed and Aaron Mitchell, 4 March 1802 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
...that produced illuminating oil and spermaceti candles. In 1846 the Mitchells’ claim was...
12To James Madison from John Beckley, 20 May 1803 (Madison Papers)
...Silver—Mockplated joints—pair of lamps to be constructed for candles instead of Oil—a Silver
13To James Madison from Turell Tufts, 29 September 1804 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
...of articles admissible, excludes Beef, Pork, Candles, Soap—Whale Oil, which by the...
14To James Madison from Thomas Appleton, 20 January 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
...and ship’s broker. He turned to candle manufacturing when his earlier business suffered during...
15To James Madison from George W. Erving (Abstract), 23 April 1805 (Madison Papers)
tobacco, “Provisions,” gin, soap, candles, pitch, tar, and lumber, and arrived in July...
16To James Madison from Sylvanus Bourne, 6 July 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
...⟩; with the Sellers not a pound of Sugar or Candles up to a Cab⟨le⟩; & anchor & a...
17To James Madison from Anthony Terry, 31 October 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
John Cunningham, carrying a cargo of soap, candles, butter, potatoes, cider, rum, and cloth was...
18To James Madison from Stanley Griswold, 3 December 1805 (Madison Papers)
...a year’s office rent of $50; wood and candles estimated at $20; $5 for the delivery of...
19To James Madison from Joseph Warner Rose, 23 January 1807 (Madison Papers)
...Geohegan Master from Baltimore to Martinique with
Flour, Wine, Candles,
20To James Madison from Ferdinand Leigh Claiborne, 26 October 1807 (Madison Papers)
..., it could not have been reviewed short of Candle light. But my own feelings as well...
21To James Madison from Turell Tufts, 25 April 1808 (Madison Papers)
...to feel the want of Beef, Pork, Flour, Candles, Butter, Tobacco Fresh Beef, Soap. All these...
22To James Madison from James McGreggar, 2 January 1809 (Madison Papers)
Tobacco Eight Dollars per hundred pounds, Tallow Candles Twen ...Fifty Dollars, Tallow Candles...
23To James Madison from Caesar A. Rodney, [4 April] 1809 (Madison Papers)
...pros, ’the play is so little worth the candle’; and the chances of being baffled in the...
24Receipt of Payment for Carriage Equipment, [3 February 1810] (Madison Papers)
and, more frequently, candle (
25To James Madison from Mathew Carey, 12 August 1812 (Madison Papers)
...those of servants, or battleaxe men, or perhaps Candle snuffers. And many, who, if the Union...
26To James Madison from Josiah Weston, 5 June 1813 (Madison Papers)
...it was taken from the Seller of his Candle works by Nathaniel Wheeler Overseer of the Factory...
27To James Madison from Gideon Gardner, 4 January 1814 (Madison Papers)
...to the island and the shipping of “oil, spermaceti candles and fish” in return (
28To James Madison from William Tatham, 18 April 1814 (Madison Papers)
office rent, Fire & Candles, Stationary,
29To James Madison from William Tatham, 30 July 1814 (Madison Papers)
...the items of office rent, fire, candles, stationary, Printers bills, Postage, transportation...
30To James Madison from Alexander J. Dallas, 10 May 1815 (Madison Papers)
...at least, ascertain, that “the play is worth the candle.”...[the game is not worth the candle...
31To James Madison from Ward and Taylor, 18 May 1815 (Madison Papers)
...meat, and 661,264 of flour; and supplies of candles, soap, salt, and vinegar. The cost for all...
32To James Madison from James Johnson, 12 June 1815 (Madison Papers)
...meat and bread and could not get whisky soap candles vinegar & salt—the meat and bread only...
33To James Madison from James Monroe, 17 April 1816 (Madison Papers)
Wax candles
34Nicholas P. Trist to James Madison, 13 November 1828 (Madison Papers)
...two o’clock, I then rose & lit my candle. The Stage was much later making its appearance,...
35William Allen to James Madison, 20 November 1830 (Madison Papers)
1 Box Spermacetti Candles
36Bernard Peyton to James Madison, 30 July 1833 (Madison Papers)
...by Aleck in good order To your address Two Boxes Candles, Two <...> Lim<...> one Small...