1To James Madison from Edmund Randolph, 23 August 1783 (Madison Papers)
insisted upon the efficacy of the bills as draughts for specie—upon the obligation, arising from the assumpsit—and upon the obligation arising from the delay in renouncing that assumpsit. ...the hurry of their own business not suffering them to spend as much time in the discussion as might be necessary, they declined all further interference at present; fixing the third tuesday in december for...
2III. Jefferson’s Draft of a Constitution for Virginia, [May–June 1783] (Jefferson Papers)
...as would be sufficient to remove him therefrom: and the only sentence they shall have authority to pass shall be that of deprivation and future incapacity of office. Seven members shall be requisite to make a court and two thirds of those present must concur in the sentence. The offences cognisable by this court shall be cognisable by no other, and they shall be judges of fact as well as law.
3Notes on Debates, 21 June 1783 (Madison Papers)
, XXIV, 410. The committee was still the one with Hamilton as chairman. He drafted the resolutions. In the third, which is not embraced in JM’s summary, Congress issued a pro forma direction to Benjamin Lincoln, secretary at war, who was then two days’ journey from Philadelphia on his way to Richmond, to acquaint Washington with......, a supernumerary captain of the Third Pennsylvania Regiment...
4From James Madison to Edmund Randolph, 17 June 1783 (Madison Papers)
...Tilghman by Mr. Ghorum—Mr. George Clymer by Mr. Montgomery. Genl. Schyler has remained on the list since the fall, but was withdrawn by the Delegates of N. Jersey at the instance of Mr Hamilton. Mr. Jefferson was nominated by Mr. Ghorum, but withdrawn also on intimation that he would not undertake the service.JM to Jefferson, 10 June 1783
5[May 1783] (Adams Papers)
Jefferson, If therefore, the State of the Cash in your Hands compared with the Draughts made upon you, will allow of it, We advise you to remit to Mr. Grand, on Account of the United States, the Amount of five Millions of Livres Tournois, and We doubt not that Congress and their...
6From James Madison to Edmund Randolph, [20] May 1783 (Madison Papers)
sd. be in the Assembly, I beg the favor of you to present one with my compliments to each of them. The third you will dispose of as you may think best....to report on the general problem of commercial treaties and on the particular issue of negotiating one of them with Russia. The report on Russia drafted by FitzSimons, a member of the committee, was submitted on 22 April, debated on...
7Notes on Debates, 27 March 1783 (Madison Papers)
JM to Jefferson, 11 Feb. 1783. of collection” was under their control, they thereby would negate the provision of the third paragraph of the committee’s report making “the collectors” of the imposts “amenable to” Congress (
8Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 12 March 1783 (Madison Papers)
The Express who brings you this will apply to yr. Excellency for 24 £ which was the price stipulated. one third however will be repaid us by the Maryland Delegates.Jefferson to JM, 7–8 Feb. 1783, n. 13
9From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 11 February 1783 (Madison Papers)
: Madison Papers). Addressed to “Thos. Jefferson Esq.” Docketed by Jefferson, “Madison Jas. Feby. 11. 1783.” The words italicized in the third paragraph are those written by JM in the cipher described in Jefferson to JM, 31 Jan. 1783
: Madison Papers). Randolph was the recipient of this copy, now folio 94 in Vol. IV. For the notes on its docket and on that of JM’s draft copy, now folio 76 in Vol. II of the same collection, see ed. n.....” Having recovered this copy many years later, JM added “1783” to Randolph’s docket. Even later, in his old age, JM docketed his own draft copy “June 6 1782 Queries from R. Morris.”...