1From James Madison to Francis Taylor, ca. 14 March 1790 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. Ca. 14 March 1790. On 2 Apr. 1790 Taylor noted in his diary: “Bro[the]r James sent a letter to me from the Honble James Madison Esqr which he got yesterday at his fathers” (Vi). Conjectured date based on evidence that JM wrote a number of Virginia correspondents on Sunday, 14 Mar. 1790.
2From James Madison to Francis Taylor, 17 September 1797 (Madison Papers)
In compliance with my promise I have written the inclosed letter to the Secretary of the Treasury. You will observe that it has not so much of an exclusive & specific reference to the office of Collector as of a general one to that line of appointments. This mode of recommendation was preferred for two reasons; the one, because it has been usual to promote to vacancies, the officers next in...