James Madison Papers

To James Madison from William Bentley, 17 May 1811

From William Bentley

Salem Mass. USA May. 17, 1811

Sir,

I have the great pleasure of assuring the President of the United States of America, that, in a great struggle, the friends of President Madison, & of their Country, in Salem have done their duty.1 With the greatest respect, your devoted Servant,

William Bentley.

RC (DLC). Docketed by JM.

1. In the elections held on 17 May 1811 for the Massachusetts General Court, Republicans won twelve of the fourteen seats from the town of Salem (Salem Essex Register, 22 May 1811).

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    To James Madison from William Bentley, 17 May 1811
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    Bentley, William
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    Madison, James
    Date
    17 May 1811

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    “To James Madison from William Bentley, 17 May 1811,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/03-03-02-0359. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Presidential Series, vol. 3, 3 November 1810–4 November 1811, ed. J. C. A. Stagg, Jeanne Kerr Cross, and Susan Holbrook Perdue. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1996, p. 307.]

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