To James Madison from William Harris Crawford, [3 February 1817]
From William Harris Crawford
[3 February 1817]
The enclosed papers1 are Submitted to the Consideration of the President. If the recommendation of the board of delegates Should be accepted, the difficulties of the treasury and of the Collection of the revenue are at an end.
W H C
RC (DLC). Undated; date supplied from JM’s docket “Feby. 3. 1817.” On the cover JM wrote: “arrangements for resuming specie payments” and “To be put with Mr. Crawfords papers.” Enclosures not found, but see JM to Crawford, 4 Feb. 1817.
1. Here JM placed an asterisk, and to the left of Crawford’s initials wrote: “*Letter of P. of the U.S. Bank of Feby. 1. 1817 covering negociations and arrangement with Delegates of Banks from N.Y. Phila. & Baltimore & Virga. for resuming specie payments.”