Ms (ViU). On the last page, William C. Rives wrote: “The whole of this paper in Jas. Madison’s hand. The only interest of the paper is that, as far as it goes, it mentions books & pamphlets in the library of Mr M—. The most of these books were probably purchased in France for Mr Madison by Mr Jefferson.” Below Rives’s comment someone else wrote in pencil “Probably written before 1800.” It seems likely that JM compiled this inventory while packing his books for the move to Philadelphia. Those marked “☓” appear on an earlier statement of account that Jefferson enclosed in his letter of 2 Aug. 1787 to JM (PJM description begins William T. Hutchinson et al., eds., The Papers of James Madison (vols. 1–10, Chicago, 1962–77; vols. 11—, Charlottesville, Va., 1977—). description ends , X, 127–31). The use of a capital I for J (as in the “I Madison” box markings) was widespread during the eighteenth century.