To James Madison from Richard Rush, 30 September 1815
From Richard Rush
Washington September 30. 1815.
Dear sir.
As a little exercise of the pen, I have just been throwing out a small pamphlet, of a copy of which I beg your acceptance.1 While at the bar, I had often occasion to perceive and lament the existence of a spirit too dependent and colonial. This little tract aims, as far as it goes, at showing that it is not justifiable.
I was happy to hear from Mr Monroe a day or two ago, that his health is improved. The J. B.2 affair has, indeed, passed off very quietly. I tender my usual respects:
R. Rush.
RC (PHi: Richard Rush Papers). Docketed by JM.
1. Rush evidently sent a copy of his pamphlet entitled American Jurisprudence, Written and Published at Washington, Being a Few Reflections Suggested on Reading “Wheaton on Captures” (Washington, D.C., 1815; 35824).
2. An “X” was placed beneath these initials in an unidentified hand. They stood for Joseph Bonaparte.