1James Madison to John W. Francis, 7 November 1831 (Madison Papers)
I thank you Sir for the pleasure afforded by your interresting address to the Philolemian Society of Columbia College, forwarded with your letter of the 25 27 Ult: The friendly relations in which I stood to both Chancellor Livingston and Mr Monroe wd. make me a reluctant witness, if I had happened to possess any knowledge of facts favoring either at the expense of the other in the negociations...
2James Madison to John W. Francis, 9 July 1831 (Madison Papers)
Your favor of the 4th. communicating the death of Mr. Monroe, was duly recd. I had been prepared for the event, by information of its certain approach. The time of it was so far happy as it added another to the coincidences before so remarkable & so memorable. You have justly ranked him with the heroes & patriots who have deserved best of their Country: No one knew him better than I did, or...