To James Madison from Charles Willson Peale (Abstract), 17 April 1805

§ From Charles Willson Peale

17 April 1805, “Museum.” “Desireous of having some business done in the Patent Office I have taken the liberty of sending the enclosed Letter.1 The Guide2 will shew you some of my progress to bring my Museum into use and public notice. Present my respectful compliments to Mrs. Madison and believe me your friend.”

Letterbook copy (PPAmP). 1 p.

1. Enclosure not found.

2. Peale presumably enclosed a copy of his Guide to the Philadelphia Museum (Philadelphia, 1805; Shaw and Shoemaker description begins R. R. Shaw and R. H. Shoemaker, comps., American Bibliography: A Preliminary Checklist for 1801–1819 (22 vols.; New York, 1958–66). description ends 9106).

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Title: To James Madison from Charles Willson Peale (Abstract), 17 April 1805
Author: Peale, Charles Willson
Recipient: Madison, James
Date: 17 April 1805

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Cite as: “To James Madison from Charles Willson Peale (Abstract), 17 April 1805,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/02-09-02-0278. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Secretary of State Series, vol. 9, 1 February 1805–30 June 1805, ed. Mary A. Hackett, J. C. A. Stagg, Mary Parke Johnson, Anne Mandeville Colony, Angela Kreider, and Katherine E. Harbury. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2011, p. 253.]

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