James Madison Papers

From James Madison to Richard Smith, 10 May 1826

To Richard Smith

May 10 1826

[Six] months after date I promise to pay to Richard Smith Cashier on order fourteen hundred & thirty Seven dollars 50/100 pr value received—payable at the office of discount & deposit Washington with interest from this date

James Madison

MS (ViU: Special Collections, Madison Papers). In an unidentified hand, signed by JM. Text loss from tear in upper right corner of note; conjectured text based on figures on verso, indicating $44.07 paid in interest and the date “10/13 Nov” for a total payment for the six months’ loan of $1,481.57. For JM’s previous postponement of this payment on his bank loan, see JM to Richard Cutts, 22 Oct. 1824, PJM-RS description begins David B. Mattern et al., eds., The Papers of James Madison: Retirement Series (4 vols. to date; Charlottesville, Va., 2009–). description ends , 3:420 and n. 1.

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    From James Madison to Richard Smith, 10 May 1826
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    Madison, James
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    Smith, Richard
    Date
    10 May 1826

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    “From James Madison to Richard Smith, 10 May 1826,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/04-04-02-0050. [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. 42–43.]

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