From James Madison to William Allen, 10 December 1827
To William Allen
Montpelleir. 10. Decr. 1827.
Dear Sir
I have reccd. yours of the 7th.1 & shall in concequence direct my flour to be delivered to your care. The greater part will go from Willises, the residue from Eliasons Mill.2 They are by contract to provide Waggonage. But my Waggon may be occationally employed. I expect it will be down with a load in a few days, & will bring from you the annexed articles. Friendly respects
J. M——N
FC (DLC). In Dolley Madison’s hand; docketed on verso by JM: “Allen Wm.”
1. Letter not found.
2. Ebenezer Eliason (b. 1772) had purchased from John Fray the former Madison Mills at Barnetts Ford on the Rapidan River in Madison County, Virginia, in 1824 (Jeannette Holland Austin, comp., Georgia Bible Records [Baltimore, 1985], 60; Vi: Madison County Deed Book, 8:325–26).