101From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 22 April 1788 (Madison Papers)
Being just acquainted by a letter from President Griffin that Mr. Paridise is in N. York and...
102From James Madison to André Limozin, 8 December 1787 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 8 December 1787. Acknowledged in Limozin to JM, 26 Jan. 1788 . Forwarded by...
103To George Washington from James Madison, 18 November 1787 (Washington Papers)
Your favor of the 5th instant found me in Philada whither I had proceeded, under arrangements for...
104From James Madison to George Muter, 7 January 1787 (Madison Papers)
Your favor of the 23d: of Sepr. by Mr. Fowler, by which I am much obliged, was duly handed to me....
105The Federalist Number 57, [19 February] 1788 (Madison Papers)
The third charge against the house of representatives is, that it will be taken from that class...
106From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 30 September 1783 (Madison Papers)
RC ( LC : Madison Papers). Cover missing. Addressed to “Honble Thomas Jefferson.” Docketed by...
107Resolution on Payment of Revisors, 1 June 1784 (Madison Papers)
Whereas no allowance hath hitherto been made to the Committee of Revisors ⟨appointed under an Act...
108Act for Establishing Religious Freedom, [31 October] 1785 (Madison Papers)
I. Whereas Almighty God hath created the mind free; that all attempts to influence it by temporal...
109From James Madison to James Madison, Sr., 5 June 1784 (Madison Papers)
I have disposed of the tobacco entrusted to me for 40/. per Ct. but receive in hand no more than...
110From James Madison to Henry Lee, 23 November 1786 (Madison Papers)
I have received your favor of the 11th inst. Having never felt an intermission of my regard for...
111Citizenship Qualifications for Senators, [9 August] 1787 (Madison Papers)
Gouverneur Morris moved to make the qualification fourteen years, rather than four. Mr. Madison...
112The Federalist Number 47, [30 January] 1788 (Madison Papers)
Having reviewed the general form of the proposed government, and the general mass of power...
113From James Madison to Rufus King, 22 June 1788 (Madison Papers)
We are at length approaching the close of our deliberations on the several parts of the...
114To George Washington from James Madison, 20 January 1788 (Washington Papers)
The Count de Moustier arrived here a few days ago as successor to the Chevr de la Luzerne. His...
115From James Madison to James Monroe, 13 May 1786 (Madison Papers)
I was favored a few days ago with yours of the 28th. ult. I am under great obligations for your...
116Location of the National Government, [11 August] 1787 (Madison Papers)
The report of the Committee of Detail provided that Congress could adjourn to a new location....
117The Federalist Number 49, [2 February] 1788 (Madison Papers)
The author of the “Notes on the state of Virginia,” quoted in the last paper, has subjoined to...
118To George Washington from James Madison, 1 November 1786 (Washington Papers)
I have been here too short a time as yet to have collected fully the politics of the Session. In...
119Bill Providing Funds for a James River Canal, [18 December] 1784 (Madison Papers)
The distance between Norfolk and Louisville, at the Falls of the Ohio, is about 525 miles; but in...
120From James Madison to Alexander Hamilton, 9 June 1788 (Madison Papers)
The Heat of the weather &c. has laid me up with a bilious attack: I am not able therefore to say...
121To George Washington from James Madison, 18 March 1787 (Washington Papers)
Recollecting to have heard you mention a plan formed by the Empress of Russia for a comparative...
122Resolutions on Western Law Enforcement and Mississippi Navigation, 3 November 1784 (Madison Papers)
Indian unrest and rumors of Spanish intrigue on the western frontier cast a shadow over the...
123Resolution for Printing and Distributing Session Laws, [18 January] 1786 (Madison Papers)
Resolved , That so soon as the copies of the laws allotted to the several counties, other than...
124Import Duties, [14 April] 1789 (Madison Papers)
The Committee of the Whole proceeded to set the amount of duty on each of the enumerated...
125From James Madison to Tench Coxe, 20 January 1788 (Madison Papers)
I have received and forwarded your letter and pamphlet to Mr. King. The latest information from...
126To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 22 January 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
I have remained here since the adjournment of the Assembly chiefly with a view of gaining from...
127From James Madison to George Washington, 14 January 1788 (Madison Papers)
The Daily Advertizer of this date contains several important articles of information, which need...
128From James Madison to William Short, 16 May 1787 (Madison Papers)
The inclosed letter came to my hands a few days ago from Mr. W. Nelson, with a request that I...
129From James Madison to James Monroe, 21 March 1785 (Madison Papers)
Your favor of the 1st day of Feby. did not come to hand till a day or two ago, having travelled...
130From James Madison to James Monroe, 12 April 1785 (Madison Papers)
I wrote you not long since, by a young gentleman who proposed to go as far [as] N. Y....
131From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 9 December 1787 (Madison Papers)
Your favour of the 17th. of Sepr. with sundry other letters and Packets, came duly by the last...
132From James Madison to John Brown, 12 October 1788 (Madison Papers)
I find by the act of your late Convention, that another is to take place in Nov. with power to...
133Resolution for Selecting a Committee of Revisors, 3 January 1787 (Madison Papers)
Resolved that this House will to morrow proceed by joint ballot with the Senate to the choice of...
134Resolution to Reimburse Owners of Damaged Tobacco, 8 January 1787 (Madison Papers)
Resolved that the Executive be authorized to defray all expences incurred in saving the Tobacco...
135From James Madison to George Washington, 20 February 1788 (Madison Papers)
I am just favored with yours of the 7th. inst: and will attend to your wishes as to the political...
136Resolution for Schedule of Tax Rates on Documents, 2 June 1784 (Madison Papers)
JM was appointed on 18 May to serve on a House of Delegates committee charged with amending “the...
137From James Madison to George Washington, 11 November 1785 (Madison Papers)
I recd. your favor of the 29th. ulto. on thursday. That by Col. Lee had been previously...
138To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 20 August 1785 (Jefferson Papers)
Yours of the 18th. of March never reached me till the 4 inst:. It came by post from N. York,...
139From James Madison to James Madison, Sr., 24 November 1786 (Madison Papers)
The H. of D. have just past a bill makg. Tobo. recievable in the tax at the market price at the...
140Power to Establish Property Qualifications for Members of the Legislature, [10 August] 1787 (Madison Papers)
The report of 6 August gave the legislature power to establish property qualifications for...
141To Alexander Hamilton from James Madison, 22 June 1788 (Hamilton Papers)
The Judiciary Department has been on the anvil for several days; and I presume will still be a...
142From James Madison to George Washington, 1 February 1788 (Madison Papers)
The Eastern Mail which arrived yesterday brought me a letter from Mr. King, of which a copy...
143Resolutions Reaffirming American Rights to Navigate the Mississippi, 29 December [November] 1786 (Madison Papers)
The issue of the free navigation of the Mississippi had long occupied JM’s mind, and his concern...
144Ratification without Conditional Amendments, [24 June] 1788 (Madison Papers)
The Antifederalist strategy of offering a list of amendments which would be sent to a second...
145Method of Ratifying the Constitution, [5 June] 1787 (Madison Papers)
The Virginia Plan resolution (fifteen) providing for popularly elected ratifying conventions was...
146Popular Election of the First Branch of the Legislature, [6 June] 1787 (Madison Papers)
Charles Pinckney moved that the first branch of the legislature be elected by the state...
147To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 29 March 1789 (Jefferson Papers)
My last was committed in December to Mr. Gouverneur Morris. I was then on my way to Virginia. The...
148Power to Levy Direct Taxes, [11 June] 1788 (Madison Papers)
Technically, Sections 1 and 2 of Article I of the Constitution were still under discussion. “We...
149Resolution Authorizing a Commission to Examine Trade Regulations, 21 January 1786 (Madison Papers)
This resolution which paved the way for the Annapolis convention of 1786 was not written by JM...
150To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 17 February 1784 (Jefferson Papers)
I wrote to you a few days ago by the post acknowledging your favor of the 10th. of Decr. Mr....