From James Madison to Roberts Vaux, 22 June 1827

To Roberts Vaux

Montpellier June 22. 1827

J. Madison, with his respects to Mr. Vaux, thanks him for the copy of his letter to Mr. Roscoe,1 so judiciously and seasonably interposed in behalf of the Penitentiary System, an experiment so deeply interesting to the Cause of Humanity.

Draft (DLC); Tr (PHi). Tr marked “True Copy R Vaux.”

1. Roberts Vaux, Letter on the Penitentiary System of Pennsylvania: Addressed to William Roscoe […] (Philadelphia, 1827; Shoemaker description begins Richard H. Shoemaker, comp., A Checklist of American Imprints for 1820–1829 (11 vols.; New York, 1964–72). description ends 31590).

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Title: From James Madison to Roberts Vaux, 22 June 1827
Author: Madison, James
Recipient: Vaux, Roberts
Date: 22 June 1827

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Cite as: “From James Madison to Roberts Vaux, 22 June 1827,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/04-04-02-0425. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Retirement Series, vol. 4, 3 March 1826–29 February 1828, ed. Armin Mattes, David B. Mattern, J. C. A. Stagg, Anne Mandeville Colony, Ellen D. Goldlust, Mary Parke Johnson, Katherine E. Harbury, and Mary K. Wigge. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2023, p. 450.]

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