From James Madison to James Monroe, 9 August 1815
To James Monroe
Aug. 9. [1815]
Dear Sir
Another Mail has arrived without a word from or of Mr. C. I inclose a letter from J.P.T. which gives a better glimpse from London, than has otherwise appeard.1 I inclose another from Mr. C. which was not followed by the supplement contingently promised.2 The contents are inconsistent with the ordinary calculation of dates and events. But in the present period, nothing is incredible that is not impossible. Our ignorance of The cause and concomitant circumstances of a retreat so precipitate as to sacrifice 200 Cannon and of the strength & progress of the Royalists, makes it the more difficult to estimate the intelligence. Still such a reverse in such a space of time, would be a wonder without an example, but in the recent one exhibited in the downfal of Louis. Be so good as to return the 2 letters. Yrs
J. Madison
RC (DLC: Monroe Papers). Conjectural year assigned based on internal evidence.
1. No letter from John Payne Todd matching this description has been found, but for its contents, see JM to Alexander J. Dallas, 10 Aug. 1815.