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To James Madison from John O. Lay, 9 July 1825

From John O. Lay

Richmond July 9th. 1825

Sir

I enclosed you on the 5th. inst.1 a Certificate for $548.11 deposited to your credit.

The 2 Hhds. No. 9 & 10 are at SeaBrooks Ware House and will be opened in course of the ensuing week. Having no Receipt for them I was under the impression they had not come in when I sold the others, but on reference to Mr. Eddins Letters I find he mentions them.

Could I have anticipated the present state of the market, the sales of your crop would I think have averaged at least $1. more than I obtained for it. Tobacco of that description (dry & sweet) is much sought after for the early shipments which have already commenced. Yours Very Respy.

Jno. O. Lay

Wheat 87½ a 90 c

Flour new $5.50

RC (DLC). Docketed by JM.

1. John O. Lay to JM, 2 July 1825, with postscript dated 5 July.

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    To James Madison from John O. Lay, 9 July 1825
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    Lay, John O.
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    Madison, James
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    9 July 1825

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    “To James Madison from John O. Lay, 9 July 1825,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/04-03-02-0570. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Retirement Series, vol. 3, 1 March 1823 – 24 February 1826, ed. David B. Mattern, J. C. A. Stagg, Mary Parke Johnson, and Katherine E. Harbury. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2016, p. 552.]

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