RC (DLC: Madison Papers); endorsed by TJ as received 8 Oct. 1809 and so recorded in SJL. Enclosure: Pierre Samuel Du Pont de Nemours to Madison, Paris, 11 July 1809, congratulating the new president; avowing his attachment to America and his eventual intention to join his sons there; expressing his desire to contribute to the implementation of his plan for national education in the United States, if Madison thinks it feasible; sending seven volumes of his edition of Turgot’s works; seeking permission to come to America on a public vessel; reporting that he has sent to his family commentaries on improving American tanneries and on breeding merino sheep; complaining that he has been unable to obtain permission to export his sheep to America and hinting that Madison’s intervention may be needed; and asking in a postscript for Madison’s assistance in forwarding sets of Turgot to TJ, the American Philosophical Society, and his children (RC in DLC: Madison Papers; printed with condensed translation in Madison, Papers description begins William T. Hutchinson, Robert A. Rutland, John C. A. Stagg, and others, eds., The Papers of James Madison, 1962– , 31 vols.: Congress. Ser., 17 vols.; Pres. Ser., 5 vols.; Sec. of State Ser., 6 vols description ends , Pres. Ser., 1:285–6).