11To John Adams from Henry Colman, 9 December 1822 (Adams Papers)
Herewith are enclosed the two letters of Mr Jefferson, which you were kind enough to entrust to my care—I expected the pleasure before this of returning them in person which has been the reason of the delay. I regret that I cannot immediately avail myself of that privilege and gratification.— The letter of June 1. with the reply to it was published in the Christian Register, a copy of which...
12To James Madison from Henry Colman, 3 August 1826 (Madison Papers)
Mr Colman presents his respectful compliments to James Madison Esqr; and asks the honor of his acceptance of the accompanying oration. RC ( DLC ). Docketed by JM . Henry Colman, An Oration Delivered in Salem, July 4, 1826, at the Request of the Town, on the Completion of a Half Century since the Declaration of American Independence (Salem, Mass., 1826; Shoemaker Richard H. Shoemaker, comp., A...
13Henry Colman to James Madison, 24 July 1830 (Madison Papers)
I am much obliged by your favorable reception of the "Hints to the Essex Farmers." Humbly as you seem inclined to speak of Virginia farming, the country is much indebted to Mr Taylor for his Arator, to Mr Bordley for many useful observations in his Husbandry, to Mr Jefferson for his improvements in the construction of ploughs, and to Mr Madison himself for a very able address on Agriculture,...