To James Madison from James Hamilton Jr., 28 February 1827
From James Hamilton Jr.
WashingtonCity Feby 28h 1827.
Mr Hamilton of S.C. has the honor to enclose to Mr Madison that which has scarcely any other value than as furnishing the occasion of his transmitting him a token of his veneration and regard.1
Mr Hamilton has the further gratification to acknowledge Mr Madisons favor of the 30th Dec. and thanks him for the kind terms in which he is pleased to speak of a performance which in Mr H.’s estimation derives its principal distinction from Mr Madison’s praise.
RC (DLC). Cover docketed by JM.
1. James Hamilton Jr., Speech of James Hamilton, Jr. of South Carolina, in the House of Representatives—February 5, 1827, on the Abuses of a Government Press (Washington, D.C., 1827; 29119). JM’s copy is in the Madison Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress.