1To James Madison from Elijah Craig, September 1786 (Madison Papers)
I Take the liberty to Request your Attention to a petition from our County For a division of the saim which is not Yit ready and is a matter of Considerable Consiquence, and as we know their will Be violent opposition against it from intrestd Men who are byased by selfintrest. My Greatest reasons for wishing a division Is we are so numerous our roads veary bad And much the greatest in the...