From James Madison to Thomas H. Key, 15 March 1827
To Thomas H. Key
Montpr. Mar. 15. 1827
Dr Sir
I recd by the mail of yesterday your letter of the 10th.1 in which you tender the resignation of your professorship in the University of Virginia.
In accepting it, I am justified by the terms in which the Visitors committed the subjt. to yr. own reflection. Resolution to say that a contrary result would have been particularly gratifying to the Visitors, and allow me to add, to no one of them more than to myself.
Your proposition as to the time at which your connection with the University shd cease, will be submitted to the Board im[m]ediately on its rect; and will doubtless be decided on, with a due respect to the2 considn. you suggest.
Draft (DLC). Written and then canceled. On verso is draft of JM to Nicholas P. Trist, 18 Mar. 1827.
1. Letter not found.
2. JM wrote “expediency & advantage of your aid in the public examination of the Students” here and then replaced it with “considn. you suggest.”