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From James Madison to John Church, 7 April 1806 (Abstract)

To John Church, 7 April 1806 (Abstract)

§ To John Church. 7 April 1806, Department of State. “In answer to your letter of the 24 Decr1 requesting permission to appoint your son James B Church as Vice Consul during an excursion you intend to England, I have to observe that you have liberty to name an Agent to act for you during your absence, being yourself responsible for his acts.”

Letterbook copy (DNA: RG 59, IC, vol. 1). 1 p.

1. PJM-SS description begins Robert J. Brugger et al., eds., The Papers of James Madison: Secretary of State Series (11 vols. to date; Charlottesville, Va., 1986–). description ends 10:689–90.

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    From James Madison to John Church, 7 April 1806 (Abstract)
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    Madison, James
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    Church, John
    Date
    7 April 1806

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    “From James Madison to John Church, 7 April 1806 (Abstract),” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/02-11-02-0395. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Secretary of State Series, vol. 11, 1 January 1806–31 May 1806, ed. Mary A. Hackett, J. C. A. Stagg, Mary Parke Johnson, Anne Mandeville Colony, and Katherine E. Harbury. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2017, p. 466.]

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