1To James Madison from James Powell, 17 March 1809 (Madison Papers)
The honourable and dignifyed languidge of Your late Inaugural adress, protends a peculiarly pleaseing Guarantee To the future Honour and National Caracture of the United States. For what, but a most pitteyfull Chimera, Is our Vain pompious bumbastick Boasting, of our Liberty and Freedom, of our being, the onely Free and Inlightned Nation on Earth, If such Sacrid princoples as forme the verrey...
2To Thomas Jefferson from James Powell, 7 February 1804 (Jefferson Papers)
I Canot suffer my self to entertain a doubt but that you wil be pleased to excuse this adress, with the same chearefulness you would acknowlidge a like obligation, Information assures me, Sir—That you are an ageid resident of Virgenia, and doubtless of extensive information—I shal ever be readey to acknowlidge it as a singular favour dun me—if it is in your power to afford me aney information...