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From James Madison to Robert Walsh Jr., 28 December 1827

To Robert Walsh Jr.

Decr. 28. 1827

Dr. Sir

Inclosed is the promised paper.1 A more attentive perusal makes me to think I may have underrated its Literary merit, and as the original draft may have been found among Mr. Wilson’s papers, it occurs as possible, that it may be included in his Edited works which I have not seen. In this case, the document looses the character of novelty ascribed to it. It is at your Service nevertheless.

Draft (DLC). Enclosure not found, but see n. 1.

1See JM to Walsh, 22 Dec. 1827, and n. 2. The essay was not included in Bird Wilson, ed., The Works of the Honourable James Wilson, L.L.D. […] (3 vols.; Philadelphia, 1804; 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 7780).

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