To James Madison from G. F. H. Crockett, 24 September 1823
From G. F. H. Crockett
Herndonsville Scott Cy. Ky. September 24th. 1823.
Sir.
I send you, herewith, a copy of my address to the Legislature of this state.1
As I hope the subject will be taken up at the ensuing session, and as I wish to be in possession of all the information possible on the subject, between this & that time, I should feel myself under particular obligations, & much oblige to you for any hints or ideas in relation to it.
I might, as an apology for troubling you, urge the universal interest which the subject claims; but I hope this is unnecessary. I am Sir, respectfully yours, &c.
G. F. H. Crockett2
P.S. I was a lieutenant in the 32d Regt. U.S. Ify. during the late war, & at one of you[r] levee’s was introduced to yourself & lady by Col. Preston, but I dont expect you remember me among so many.
RC (DLC). Docketed by JM as “Crockett F.G.H.”
1. G. F. H. Crockett, An Address to the Legislature of Kentucky, on the Abolition of Capital Punishments in the United States, and the Substitution of Exile for Life (Georgetown, Ky., 1823; 12287). JM’s copy is in the Madison Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress.
2. G. F. H. Crockett entered the army as an ensign in the Thirty-Second Regiment of Infantry in 1813, rose to second lieutenant in 1814, and was honorably discharged in June 1815 (, 1:339).