1James Madison to Alden Bradford, 2 May 1831 (Madison Papers)
I recd. Sir, 3. days ago your letter of the 9th. from New Bedford. The former one of which it reminds me was recd at the due time. Why it had so long escaped my attention, I can not readily say. That the omission of an answer was not intentional, I am very sure. The apology I have to offer for it, in addition to my very advanced age, is that your communication found me in a bad state of...