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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 27–28 March … | ≈1780-03-27 | RC ( LC : Madison Papers). Nothing under the title of news has occurred since I wrote last week... |
| 2 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 6 May 1780 | 1780-05-06 | RC ( LC : Madison Papers). The manuscript is much faded and barely legible. In his old age JM... |
| 3 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 2 June 1780 | 1780-06-02 | RC ( LC : Madison Papers). I have written several private letters to you since my arrival here,... |
| 4 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 6 June 1780 | 1780-06-06 | RC ( LC : Madison Papers). A Vessel from West Florida has brought to the President of Congress... |
| 5 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 23 June 1780 | 1780-06-23 | RC ( LC : Madison Papers). Nothing material has taken place since my last. The fact is confirmed... |
| 6 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 26 September … | 1780-09-26 | RC ( LC : Madison Papers). Although the cover sheet is missing with the name of the addressee,... |
| 7 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 9 January 1781 | 1781-01-09 | RC (Virginia State Library). The inclosed extract of a letter from General Washington No. 1 will... |
| 8 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 3 April 1781 | 1781-04-03 | RC ( LC : Madison Papers). Addressed to “His Excellency Thomas Jefferson Esqr. Governor of... |
| 9 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 16 April 1781 | 1781-04-16 | RC ( LC : Madison Papers). Docketed, “Madison Jas,” by Jefferson. The inclosed paper is a copy of... |
| 10 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 1 May 1781 | 1781-05-01 | RC ( LC : Madison Papers). Endorsed, “Madison Jas.,” by Jefferson. On the receipt of your request... |
| 11 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 5 May 1781 | 1781-05-05 | RC ( LC : Madison Papers). Addressed to “His Excellency Thomas Jefferson Esqr” and marked... |
| 12 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 18 November … | 1781-11-18 | RC ( LC : Madison Papers). Addressed to “Thomas Jefferson Esqr. Richmond.” Docketed, “Madison... |
| 13 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 15 January 1782 | 1782-01-15 | RC ( LC : Madison Papers). The cover is missing, but the letter was docketed by Jefferson,... |
| 14 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 18 March 1782 | 1782-03-18 | RC ( LC : Madison Papers). Docketed by Jefferson, “Madison Jas. Mar 18. 1782.” In my last to you... |
| 15 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 26 March 1782 | 1782-03-26 | Printed text ( Madison, Papers [Gilpin ed.] Henry D. Gilpin, ed., The Papers of James Madison (3... |
| 16 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 16 April 1782 | 1782-04-16 | RC ( LC : Madison Papers). Addressed, “Ths. Jefferson Esqr.” Jefferson wrote “Madison Jas.” above... |
| 17 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 11 February … | 1783-02-11 | RC ( LC : Madison Papers). Addressed to “Thos. Jefferson Esq.” Docketed by Jefferson, “Madison... |
| 18 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 12 February … | 1783-02-12 | RC ( LC : George B. McClellan Papers, Vol. I). Cover missing, but docketed by Jefferson, “Madison... |
| 19 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 13 February … | 1783-02-13 | RC ( LC : Madison Papers). Docketed by JM, “Madison Jas. Feby. 13. 1783.” The Chevr. de la... |
| 20 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 15 February … | 1783-02-15 | RC ( LC : Madison Papers). Docketed by Jefferson, “Madison Jas.” The Committee, to whom was... |
| 21 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 18 February … | 1783-02-18 | RC ( LC : Madison Papers). Addressed to “The honble T. Jefferson.” Unless otherwise noted, the... |
| 22 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | Memorandum on a Revenue Plan, [ca. 6 March] 1783 | 1783-03-06 | MS ( LC : Jefferson Papers). Three pages of notes, undated and unsigned but in JM’s hand.... |
| 23 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 22 April 1783 | 1783-04-22 | RC ( LC : Papers of Madison). Jefferson docketed the letter by writing “Madison Jas” above the... |
| 24 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 6 May 1783 | 1783-05-06 | RC ( LC : Madison Papers). Address on cover is no longer legible, except for “Thomas Jefferson... |
| 25 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 13 May 1783 | 1783-05-13 | RC ( LC : Madison Papers). Cover franked by JM and addressed to “Thomas Jefferson Esqr.” Many... |
| 26 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 20 May 1783 | 1783-05-20 | RC ( LC : Madison Papers). Unsigned but in JM’s hand. Addressed to “Thomas Jefferson Esqr.”... |
| 27 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 10 June 1783 | 1783-06-10 | RC ( LC : Madison Papers). Many years later after recovering the letter, JM wrote “Madison, Jas.”... |
| 28 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 17 July 1783 | 1783-07-17 | RC ( LC : Madison Papers). Cover missing. JM docketed the letter, upon recovering it many years... |
| 29 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 11 August 1783 | 1783-08-11 | RC ( LC : Madison Papers). Cover missing. After recovering the letter, JM docketed it, “Madison... |
| 30 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 20 September … | 1783-09-20 | RC ( LC : Madison Papers). Cover missing. Many years later, after the return of the letter to... |
| 31 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 30 September … | 1783-09-30 | RC ( LC : Madison Papers). Cover missing. Addressed to “Honble Thomas Jefferson.” Docketed by... |
| 32 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 10 December … | 1783-12-10 | RC ( LC : Madison Papers). Cover missing. In the right margin of the second page, Jefferson wrote... |
| 33 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 11 February … | 1784-02-11 | RC ( LC : Madison Papers). Lacks docket and cover. Your favor of the 11. of Decr. ulto. came safe... |
| 34 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 17 February … | 1784-02-17 | RC ( LC : Madison Papers). Undocketed. Cover missing. I wrote to you a few days ago by the post... |
| 35 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 16 March 1784 | 1784-03-16 | Your favour of the 20. Ult. came duly to hand a few days ago. I can not apprehend that any... |
| 36 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 25 April 1784 | 1784-04-25 | Your favor of the 16th. of March came to hand a few days before Mazzei called on me . His plan... |
| 37 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 8 May 1784 | 1784-05-08 | Letter not found. 8 May 1784. In his “Summary Journal of Letters,” Jefferson recorded that he... |
| 38 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 14 May 1784 | 1784-05-14 | Letter not found. 14 May 1784. In his “Summary Journal of Letters,” Jefferson recorded that he... |
| 39 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 15 May 1784 | 1784-05-15 | Your favor of the 7th. inst: with another pr. of spectacles inclosed came safe to hand on... |
| 40 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 3 July 1784 | 1784-07-03 | The Assembly adjourned the day before yesterday. I have been obliged to remain here since on... |
| 41 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 20 August 1784 | 1784-08-20 | The decision to introduce the Mississippi question in the context of JM’s experience is... |
| 42 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 7 September … | 1784-09-07 | Some business, the need of exercise after a very sedentary period, and the view of extending my... |
| 43 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 15 September … | 1784-09-15 | In pursuance of my intentions as explained in my last dated in Philada. I came to this City on... |
| 44 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 11 October 1784 | 1784-10-11 | A colorful account of JM’s journey with the Lafayette entourage is supplied by Brant, who... |
| 45 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 17 October 1784 | 1784-10-17 | On my arrival here I found that Mr. Short had passed through on his way to N. York & was there at... |
| 46 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 9 January 1785 | 1785-01-09 | My last was dated in Philada. Octr. 17. I reached this place the 14th. day after that fixed for... |
| 47 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 22 January 1785 | 1785-01-22 | I have remained here since the adjournment of the Assembly cheifly with a view of gaining from... |
| 48 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 27 April 1785 | 1785-04-27 | I have recd. your two favors of Novr. 11 & Decr. 8. Along with the former I recd. the two... |
| 49 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 20 August 1785 | 1785-08-20 | Yours of the 18th. of March never reached me till the 4 inst. It came by post from N. York, which... |
| 50 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 3 October 1785 | 1785-10-03 | In pursuance of the plan intimated in my last I came to this City about three weeks ago, from... |