1From James Madison to Caleb Atwater, April 1823 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. your letter of March 18. with the copy of a Bill providing for Common Schools in Ohio. It affords much gratification to see the emulating attention which is paid to this vital object throughout our Country; particularly in a young State which is rising to such national importance; and I shd. most cheerfully contribute any suggestions which might be of use on such an occasion. But...