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To James Madison from Robert Taylor, 30 October 1809

From Robert Taylor

Oct 30th. 1809.

Dear Sir

Yours inclosing a fifty dollar bill1 was duly received and according to direction $47.59 were paid to Mr. Purdy a receipt for which is now inclosed to you—the residue shall be paid to your brother upon the first opportunity. Yrs afftely

Robert Taylor2

RC (DLC). Enclosure not found.

1. Letter not found.

2. Robert Taylor (1763–1845) was an Orange County resident and JM’s second cousin. He corresponded with JM occasionally throughout his life (PJM description begins William T. Hutchinson et al., eds., The Papers of James Madison (1st ser., vols. 1-10, Chicago, 1962-77, vols. 11-17, Charlottesville, Va., 1977-91). description ends , 15:52 n. 3).

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    To James Madison from Robert Taylor, 30 October 1809
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    Taylor, Robert
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    Madison, James
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    30 October 1809

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    “To James Madison from Robert Taylor, 30 October 1809,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/03-02-02-0062. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Presidential Series, vol. 2, 1 October 1809–2 November 1810, ed. J. C. A. Stagg, Jeanne Kerr Cross, and Susan Holbrook Perdue. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1992, p. 50.]

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