1From James Madison to James Maury, 24 March 1783 (Madison Papers)
RC ( LC : Madison Papers). Although the cover is missing and the name of the addressee does not appear in the letter, its contents strongly suggest that JM was writing to James Maury of Fredericksburg, Va. Stan. V. Henkels Catalogue No. 694 (1892), p. 122, prints a portion of the letter and adds at the close, “ To J. Maury .” For Maury, see Papers of Madison William T. Hutchinson, William M....