James Madison Papers

To James Madison from Richard Riker, 26 February 1827

From Richard Riker

N York 26 Feby 1827

Sir.

I have the honor to send to you in behalf of the Corporation of the City of NewYork a Copy of Mr. Coldens Memoir on the NewYork Canals.1

Mr. Alderman Davis has taken charge of the Book & will see that it is safely conveyed to you.

I am happy to be the organ of this Communication & beg you to be assured of my profound respect. Your very Obt Servt

R: Riker

RC (DLC). Docketed by JM.

1. Cadwallader D. Colden, Memoir, Prepared at the Request of a Committee of the Common Council of the City of New York, and Presented to the Mayor of the City, at the Celebration of the Completion of the New York Canals (New York, 1825; Shoemaker description begins Richard H. Shoemaker, comp., A Checklist of American Imprints for 1820–1829 (11 vols.; New York, 1964–72). description ends 20118).

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    To James Madison from Richard Riker, 26 February 1827
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    Riker, Richard
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    Madison, James
    Date
    26 February 1827

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    “To James Madison from Richard Riker, 26 February 1827,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/04-04-02-0294. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Retirement Series, vol. 4, 3 March 1826–29 February 1828, ed. Armin Mattes, David B. Mattern, J. C. A. Stagg, Anne Mandeville Colony, Ellen D. Goldlust, Mary Parke Johnson, Katherine E. Harbury, and Mary K. Wigge. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2023, pp. 337–338.]

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