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From James Madison to George Graham, 10 September 1817

To George Graham

Montpellier Sepr. 10. 1817

Dear Sir

Will you be so good as to have the files of the War Dept. searched for the letters referred to in the inclosed,1 and to forward them if found ⟨to⟩ the ⟨writer.⟩ Friendly respects

James Madison

RC (DNA: RG 107, LRRS, M–317:10). Docketed by a War Department clerk in September 1817, with the note: “James Madison Esq. requesting that the papers mentioned in the enclosed letter be forwarded to the person.” At the foot of the page in another hand: “I have not seen the letter said to be enclosed GD.” Torn.

1. The enclosure was John French to JM, 26 Aug. 1817.

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    From James Madison to George Graham, 10 September 1817
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    Madison, James
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    Graham, George
    Date
    10 September 1817

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    “From James Madison to George Graham, 10 September 1817,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/04-01-02-0113. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Retirement Series, vol. 1, 4 March 1817 – 31 January 1820, ed. David B. Mattern, J. C. A. Stagg, Mary Parke Johnson, and Anne Mandeville Colony. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2009, p. 128.]

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