From James Madison to Asher Robbins, August 1827
To Asher Robbins
Montpr. Aug. 1827
J. Madison presents his respects to Mr. Robbins with many thanks for the copy of his oration delivered on the 4th. of July last.1 Less can not be said of it, than that it has taken very interesting views of well chosen topics, and given an instructive example of condensed and vigorous eloquence.
Draft (NjP: Jasper E. Crane Collection of James and Dolley Madison).
1. Asher Robbins, Oration, Delivered on the Fourth of July, A.D. 1827, at Newport, R.I. (Providence, 1827; 30464).