1From James Madison to William F. Gray, 4 June 1823 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. yours of May 28. I do not find that I have rcd. more than one copy of No. 54. of the Quarterly review. I return with thanks the loaned Vol: of the N. A. Review than [ sic ] has lately come to hand. It appears that No. (XI), which contains that review, by whom sent, I can not ascertain. As it is a second hand copy, it may have been sent by a gentleman who had referred me to it....
2From James Madison to William F. Gray, 8 August 1825 (Madison Papers)
I have the Ed: Rev. No. 82. forwd. by you. I recd. at the same time from Mr. Green the inclosed acct. & order from Mr. Withers. There is no date, you will observe, to the Acct. and I do not find that I have recd. all the Nos. of either the N.A. or Edinbg. Review preceding the last from yourself. No. 78. of Edinbg. Revw. particularly is wanting. Whilst the business was in the hands of Mr....
3James Madison to William F. Gray, 16 December 1828 (Madison Papers)
I inclose $30. which will pay the balance due on the acct. in yours of the 11. & one dollr. worth of Wafers & sealg wax, which if put into the hands of Mr. Allen will be sent up, by Mr. Newmans Waggon now going down. The remaing $7 dollars, be so good as to hand over also to Mr. Allen—Finding it convenient to contract my subscriptions for periodicals, I must ask the favr. of you to withdraw...
4James Madison to William F. Gray, 21 January 1830 (Madison Papers)
If copies of the Lives of Arthur Lee & E. Gerry should be Deposited with you for me, Be so good as to pay for them & apprize me that you have done so. You will oblige me also by forthwith sending me a Ream of best ungilt Letter paper. FC (DLC) .
5James Madison to William F. Gray, 1 August 1831 (Madison Papers)
It is so long since I asked the favr. of you to let me know the balance I am in debt, that I suspect the letter may have miscarried. In renewing the request, I now add a further one, that you will be so good as to forward a Ream of letter paper of the former size and quality, by the first convenient opportunity With friendly respects FC (DLC) .
6From James Madison to William F. Gray, 24 October 1823 (Madison Papers)
I return my thanks for your obliging aid in procuring the remittance of $154.[o]4. to Mr Copeland, and inclose that amt. with the $22 due to yourself. The little surplus of $3.96. may pass into our future acct. Draft ( DLC ).
7From James Madison to William F. Gray, 11 June 1821 (letter not found) (Madison Papers)
¶ To William F. Gray. Letter not found. 11 June 1821 . Offered for sale in Stan. V. Henkels Catalogue No. 1405 (24 June 1927), item 41, where it appears as the following extract: “J. Madison presents his respects to Mr. Gray and encloses $40—which balances his account within 37½ cents (which cannot be well sent in a letter) after deducting $6.—for two copies of Horace paid for by J. P. Todd.”
8From James Madison to William F. Gray, 24 May 1823 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. yrs of the 17th. The No. of the N. A. Review which I now have from you, are for Jany 22–July 22, Jany 23, Apl. 23. I shd. still be glad to receive the Back no. containing the review of a Book on “Europe” by Mr. Everett, brother of the present Conductor of the N. A. Review. Draft ( DLC ).
9From James Madison to William F. Gray, 12 October 1823 (Madison Papers)
I have a remittance of $ 154.04 to make to E. Copeland jr: of Boston for a few Articles which have been forwarded to me. Should it happen to coincide with any remittance of your own to Boston, may I ask the favor of you to include that sum, wch shall be immediately sent down to you: you may at the same time mention my debt to yourself, which I will take the occasion of paying. The Bank notes I...
10From James Madison to William F. Gray, 24 August 1825 (Madison Papers)
Your favor of the 12. came safe to hand with the receipt & Books it refers to. No. 78. compleats my set of the Edinbg Revw. No. 45. for Ocr. 24 of the N.A. Revw: I return, that havg been previously recd. But I find that No. 43. & 44 for the same year are not among the recd. numbers. Be so good as to advert to this circumstance. I thank you for yr attention in sendg the several books with an...
11From James Madison to William F. Gray, 4 November 1825 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Browere, Hist. painter & Sculpter, when he lately left this did not carry with him 2 Busts one of Mr. Jefferson & another of Dr. Cooper, and some ps. of one of his Moulds; I have just recd. from him a request that they may be sent to him at Washington. They are contained in a box properly addressed which the Bearer will deliver; and being at a loss for their conveyance from Fredg. I must...