James Madison Papers

From James Madison to the Governor of Virginia, 26 May 1790

To the Governor of Virginia

New York May 26. 1790

Sir

I have the honor to inclose a copy of the instruction given by the Secretary of the Treasury on the subject of our inspection laws, which has been put into my hands for that purpose;1 and am with the highest respect, Sir, Your Most Obedt. humble servant,

Js. Madison Jr

RC and enclosure (Vi). Enclosure in a clerk’s hand. Addressed and franked by JM. Docketed by a clerk, “Done June 5h. 1790.”

1. See Governor of Virginia to JM, 27 Apr. 1790 and n. 3.

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    From James Madison to the Governor of Virginia, 26 May 1790
    Author
    Madison, James
    Recipients
    Governor of Virginia
    Randolph, Beverley
    Date
    26 May 1790

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    “From James Madison to the Governor of Virginia, 26 May 1790,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/01-13-02-0157. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, vol. 13, 20 January 1790 – 31 March 1791, ed. Charles F. Hobson and Robert A. Rutland. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1981, p. 229.]