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| No. | Author | Recipient | Title | Date | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1201 | Madison, James | Hamilton, Alexander | From James Madison to Alexander Hamilton, 13 June 1788 | 1788-06-13 | Letter not found. 13 June 1788 . Mentioned in Hamilton to JM, 25 June 1788 . Describes the... |
| 1202 | Madison, James | Power to Regulate Elections, [14 June] 1788 | 1788-06-14 | After Sections 4 and 5 of Article I were read, Monroe asked why the regulation of elections for... | |
| 1203 | Madison, James | Salaries for Congress and Eligibility for Federal … | 1788-06-14 | Henry complained that Article I, Section 6, was dangerous in allowing members of Congress to fix... | |
| 1204 | Madison, James | Power of Congress to Regulate the Militia, [14 June] … | 1788-06-14 | Mr. Madison . Mr. Chairman—The honorable gentleman has laid much stress on the maxim, that the... | |
| 1205 | Madison, James | Hamilton, Alexander | From James Madison to Alexander Hamilton, 16 June 1788 | 1788-06-16 | Yours of the 8th is just come to hand. I mentioned in my last that Oswald had been here in... |
| 1206 | Madison, James | Power of Congress to Direct Military Forces, [16 June] … | 1788-06-16 | Henry continued his harangue against the powers granted Congress under Article I, Section 8,... | |
| 1207 | Madison, James | Power of Congress over Federal District, [16 June] 1788 | 1788-06-16 | The power of Congress to exercise exclusive legislation over the federal district was dangerous,... | |
| 1208 | Madison, James | Slave Trade and Slaveholders’ Rights, [17 June] 1788 | 1788-06-17 | The importation of slaves until 1808, guaranteed by Article I, Section 9, was attacked by Mason... | |
| 1209 | Madison, James | Coxe, Tench | From James Madison to Tench Coxe, 18 June 1788 | 1788-06-18 | No question has been yet taken by which the strength of parties can be ascertained. Each hopes... |
| 1210 | Madison, James | King, Rufus | From James Madison to Rufus King, 18 June 1788 | 1788-06-18 | No question has yet been taken by which real strength of parties in our Convention can be... |
| 1211 | Madison, James | Washington, George | From James Madison to George Washington, 18 June 1788 | 1788-06-18 | No question direct or indirect has yet been taken, by which the state of parties could be... |
| 1212 | Madison, James | Method of Electing the President, [18 June] 1788 | 1788-06-18 | The Antifederalists maintained that the electoral college created by Article II, Section 1, would... | |
| 1213 | Madison, James | Powers of the President, [18 June] 1788 | 1788-06-18 | Mr. Madison , adverting to Mr. Mason’s objection to the president’s power of pardoning, said, it... | |
| 1214 | Madison, James | Hamilton, Alexander | From James Madison to Alexander Hamilton, 20 June 1788 | 1788-06-20 | Our debates have advanced as far as the Judiciary Department against which a great effort is... |
| 1215 | Madison, James | Madison, James | From James Madison to James Madison, Sr., 20 June 1788 | 1788-06-20 | No question has been yet taken by which the strength of parties can be determined. The... |
| 1216 | Madison, James | Judicial Powers of the National Government, [20 June] … | 1788-06-20 | On 19 June, Mason charged the judicial powers were bound to adversely affect thousands of... | |
| 1217 | Madison, James | Hamilton, Alexander | From James Madison to Alexander Hamilton, 22 June 1788 | 1788-06-22 | The Judiciary Department has been on the anvil for several days; and I presume will still be a... |
| 1218 | Madison, James | King, Rufus | From James Madison to Rufus King, 22 June 1788 | 1788-06-22 | We are at length approaching the close of our deliberations on the several parts of the... |
| 1219 | Madison, James | Washington, George | From James Madison to George Washington, 25 [23] June … | 1788-06-23 | We got through the constitution by paragraphs today. Tomorrow some proposition for closing the... |
| 1220 | Madison, James | Madison, Ambrose | From James Madison to Ambrose Madison, 24 June 1788 | 1788-06-24 | Yesterday carried us through the discussion of the Constitution by paragraphs. Today will... |
| 1221 | Madison, James | Ratification without Conditional Amendments, [24 June] … | 1788-06-24 | The Antifederalist strategy of offering a list of amendments which would be sent to a second... | |
| 1222 | Madison, James | Hamilton, Alexander | From James Madison to [Alexander Hamilton?], 25 June … | 1788-06-25 | On the final question the Constitution was this day ratified by 89 ays agst. 79 noes. The... |
| 1223 | Madison, James | King, Rufus | From James Madison to Rufus King, 25 June 1788 | 1788-06-25 | The final question in our Convention has just been decided in the affirmative by 89 ays 79 noes.... |
| 1224 | Madison, James | Washington, George | From James Madison to George Washington, 25 June 1788 | 1788-06-25 | On the question today for previous amendmends, the votes stood 80 ays—88 noes—on the final... |
| 1225 | Madison, James | Hamilton, Alexander | From James Madison to Alexander Hamilton, 27 June 1788 | 1788-06-27 | This day put an end to the existence of our Convention. The inclosed is a copy of the Act of... |
| 1226 | Madison, James | Washington, George | From James Madison to George Washington, 27 June 1788 | 1788-06-27 | The Convention came to a final adjournment to day. The inclosed is a copy of their act of... |
| 1227 | Madison, James | Account with the Commonwealth of Virginia, [28 June] … | 1788-06-28 | The Commonwealth of Virginia 1788 To James Madison Dr. June To my attendance on Convention as a... | |
| 1228 | Madison, James | Hamilton, Alexander | From James Madison to Alexander Hamilton, [30 June] … | 1788-06-30 | Inclosed is the final result of our conventional deliberations. The intended address of the... |
| 1229 | Madison, James | Madison, James, Sr. | From James Madison to James Madison, Sr., 1 July 1788 | 1788-07-01 | I send herewith 2 Copies of the Federalist, one for Mr. Leland—the other for Mr. Bledsoe. From... |
| 1230 | Madison, James | Maury, James | From James Madison to James Maury, 3 July 1788 | 1788-07-03 | Letter not found. 3 July 1788 . Acknowledged in Maury to JM, 24 Feb. 1789 . Encloses The... |
| 1231 | Madison, James | Randolph, Edmund | From James Madison to Edmund Randolph, 16 July 1788 | 1788-07-16 | The inclosed papers will give you the latest intelligence from Poughkepsie. It seems by no means... |
| 1232 | Madison, James | Hamilton, Alexander | From James Madison to Alexander Hamilton, [20 July] … | 1788-07-20 | Yours of yesterday is this instant come to hand & I have but a few minutes to answer it. I am... |
| 1233 | Madison, James | Washington, George | From James Madison to George Washington, 21 July 1788 | 1788-07-21 | I have deferred writing since my arrival here in the hourly hope of being enabled to communicate... |
| 1234 | Madison, James | Randolph, Edmund | From James Madison to Edmund Randolph, 22 July 1788 | 1788-07-22 | The inclosed papers will give you a view of the business in the Convention at Poughkepsie. It is... |
| 1235 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 24 July 1788 | 1788-07-24 | Your two last unacknowledged favors were of Decr. 20. and Feby. 6. They were received in... |
| 1236 | Madison, James | Madison, James, Sr. | From James Madison to James Madison, Sr., 27 July 1788 | 1788-07-27 | Since my arrival here I have been perfectly free from my bilious symptoms, and enjoy at present... |
| 1237 | Madison, James | Page, John | From James Madison to John Page, 27 July 1788 | 1788-07-27 | Letter not found. 27 July 1788 . Acknowledged in Page to JM, 6 Aug. 1788 . Encloses New York... |
| 1238 | Madison, James | Washington, George | From James Madison to George Washington, 27 July 1788 | 1788-07-27 | Letter not found. 27 July 1788 . Acknowledged in Washington to JM, 3 Aug. 1788 . Reports... |
| 1239 | Madison, James | Coxe, Tench | From James Madison to Tench Coxe, 30 July 1788 | 1788-07-30 | I have been much obliged by your favor of the 23 instant, which I have delayed to answer, in the... |
| 1240 | Madison, James | Randolph, Edmund | From James Madison to Edmund Randolph, 2 July [August] … | 1788-07-02 | Some of the letters herewith inclosed have been here for some time without my knowing it. The... |
| 1241 | Madison, James | McHenry, James | From James Madison to James Mchenry, ca. 5 August 1788 | 1788-08-05 | Letter not found. Ca. 5 August 1788 . Acknowledged in McHenry to JM, 14 Aug. 1788 . Replies to... |
| 1242 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 10 August 1788 | 1788-08-10 | Mr Warville has just arrived here, and I seize an opportunity suddenly brought to my knowledge to... |
| 1243 | Madison, James | Randolph, Edmund | From James Madison to Edmund Randolph, 11 August 1788 | 1788-08-11 | The length of the interval since my last has proceeded from a daily expectation of being able to... |
| 1244 | Madison, James | Washington, George | From James Madison to George Washington, 11 August 1788 | 1788-08-11 | I have been duly favored with yours of the 3d. instant. The length of the interval since my last... |
| 1245 | Madison, James | Randolph, Edmund | From James Madison to Edmund Randolph, 22 August 1788 | 1788-08-22 | I have your favor of the 13th. The effect of Clintons circular letter in Virga. does not surprize... |
| 1246 | Madison, James | Jefferson, Thomas | From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 23 August 1788 | 1788-08-23 | My last went via England in the hands of a Swiss gentleman who had married an American lady, and... |
| 1247 | Madison, James | Washington, George | From James Madison to George Washington, 24 August 1788 | 1788-08-24 | I was yesterday favored with yours of the 17th. 18th. under the same cover with the papers from... |
| 1248 | Madison, James | Brown, John | From James Madison to John Brown, 30 August 1788 | 1788-08-30 | The letter herewith inclosed was brought by the last mail, and I forward it for that which is to... |
| 1249 | Madison, James | Jones, Joseph | From James Madison to Joseph Jones, ca. 1 September … | 1788-09-01 | Letter not found. Ca. 1 September 1788 . Acknowledged in Jones to JM, ca. 24 Sept. 1788 . Reports... |
| 1250 | Madison, James | Randolph, Edmund | From James Madison to Edmund Randolph, 14 September … | 1788-09-14 | Your favor of the 3d. instant would have been acknowledged two days ago, but for the approaching... |