1From James Madison to Philip Mazzei, 7 July 1781 (Madison Papers)
Draft ( LC : Madison Papers). Docketed by JM, “Mazzei, Philip July 7. 1780.” The year should have been 1781. Years later William C. Rives wrote below this note, “Description of military operations, & cruelties of the enemy.” I have received 2 copies of your favor of the 7th. of Decr. last and 3 of that of the 30th. of Novr. preceding Having neglected to bring with me from Virginia the cypher...
2From James Madison to Philip Mazzei, 20 December 1787 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 20 December 1787. Acknowledged in Mazzei to JM, 4 Feb. 1788 . Leads Mazzei to conclude that he has no hope of relief in the Dohrman business until a federal government is established in America.
3From James Madison to Philip Mazzei, 10 December 1788 (Madison Papers)
Since my last Mr. Dorhman has given me further hopes that his measures in hand would place soon a relief for you in the hands of Mr. Jefferson or some friend in Paris, and that he should ere long be in condition to acquit himself of his debt to you which he always acknowledges to involve gratitude along with justice. He has at my request concurred in an instrument which pledges his western...
4From James Madison to Philip Mazzei, 8 October 1788 (Madison Papers)
I have been favored with several letters from you since the date of my last; but some of them having been recd. in Virginia I am not able now to acknowledge all of them by their respective dates. The date of the last was in May. You ask me why I agreed to the Constitution proposed by the Convention at Philada.? I answer, because I thought it safe to the liberties of the people, and the best...
5From James Madison to Philip Mazzei, 8 December 1787 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 8 December 1787. Acknowledged in Mazzei to JM, 4 Feb. 1788 . Encourages Mazzei’s hopes for some immediate remittance in his complicated financial dealings with Dohrman.
6From James Madison to Philip Mazzei, 5 November 1787 (Madison Papers)
Letter not found. 5 November 1787. Acknowledged in Mazzei to JM, 21 Dec. 1787 . Reports on the Dohrman affair and comments on Mazzei’s book.