1To James Madison from William Duane, 10 May 1801 (Madison Papers)
Without any other title to the liberty I take, that [ sic ] what may be allowed me from the respect I have learned to entertain for your virtues and talents, exerted in the cause of my country, and which I have in a much humbler sphere endeavored to emulate, I have take[n] the liberty of addressing you, and even in this first instance to solicit a favor. The publication of “ The Aurora ” tho’...