1To James Madison from Constantin-François Volney, 28 April 1805 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 28 April 1805 . Offered for sale in the American Art Association Catalogue, Frederick B. McGuire Collection (26 Feb. 1917), item 156, where it is described as being in French, thanking JM for a pamphlet on Louisiana sent to Volney, and mentioning Robert Fulton. Translated extract reads: “I had the honor to address you a copy (2 vol 8 vo) by Mr. Lee of Bordeaux on the shore....