From James Madison to George Watterston, 15 September 1816

To George Watterston

Montpellier Sepr. 15. 1816

Sir

I have recd. your letter of the 12th.1 Having heretofore desired the Members of the Executive at Washington to attend to the difficulties connected with the rebuilding of the Capitol, I have referred the case which you state to their decision. Accept my friendly respects

James Madison

RC (DLC: George Watterston Papers).

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Title: From James Madison to George Watterston, 15 September 1816
Author: Madison, James
Recipient: Watterston, George
Date: 15 September 1816

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Cite as: “From James Madison to George Watterston, 15 September 1816,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/03-11-02-0381. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Presidential Series, vol. 11, 1 May 1816–3 March 1817, ed. J. C. A. Stagg, Mary Parke Johnson, Katharine E. Harbury, and Anne Mandeville Colony. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2020, p. 364.]

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