To James Madison from Fontaine Maury, 20 July 1790
From Fontaine Maury
Fredg. July 20. 1790
Dear sir.
Your favor of the 4th Instant1 came duly to hand and I am much obliged for the information it contained.
I have Shiped to the address of my Brother Six hhds Tobacco being the amount of your Crop, should you have occasion you can draw as usual.
Inclosed is a Copy your account Balance due £21.10.3 which I have this day taken the Liberty to draw on you for, at 20 days sight, in favor Messrs Ludlow & Goold,2 and I hope ’twill not be inconvenient to you to honor it.
There seems to be great exertions in some of the districts for the next Congress. In this, I hear of no opposition. Mr Corbin is very active in Middlesex and the counties which compose that district. Your friends were well a few days ago. I am with Regard D sir Your mo: ob St
Fontaine Maury
[Enclosure]
| The Honble. James Madison jr. Esqr. | ||||||
| 1788 | In A/C wh: Fontaine Maury | Dr. | ||||
| June 5th. | To Cash paid drayage 6 Hhds. Tobo. to Venus | 6 | ||||
| Augt. 10 | " Oznaburgs & Rolls as ⅌ Bill given your Bror: | 5 | 11 | 1 | ||
| October 30 | " 250. 8d. Nails 2/. Inspection 3 Hhds Tobo 7/6 | 9 | 6 | |||
| Decr. 7 | " 3 ps. Kendall Cotton @ 48/ 2 lbs. bro: Thread 24/ | 7 | 12 | |||
| " | " Buttons &c to Negroe Sawney | 3 | 9 | |||
| 18 | " 11 pr. yarn Holl 23/9 472 yds. Cloth @ 6/ | 2 | 10 | 9 | ||
| " | " 4½ yds. Plaines @ 2/6 2 Sides Leather @ 21/. | 2 | 13 | 3 | ||
| 19 | " Cash paid Stage Driver | 3 | ||||
| 20 | " do " Inspection 3 Hhds. Tobacco | 7 | 6 | |||
| 1789 | ||||||
| April 7 |
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3 | 6 | 8 | ||
| " 4 yds. Linnen &c to Negroe Sawney | 9 | 3 | ||||
| Novr: 10 | " 4 ps. Kendall Cotton @ 37/6 @ 40/ @ 50/. | 8 | 17 | 6 | ||
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2 | 6 | 8 | |||
| " 6 yds. blue Plaines @ 3/ 9 pr. Plaid Holl @ 1/9 | 1 | 13 | 9 | |||
| " 2 lb. bro: Thread @ 4/. 1 Sack Salt 15/ Buttons 1/3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |||
| " 1 Side upper Leather 22/. 20¾ lb. Salt Ditto @ 18d | 2 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Decr. 31 | " Cash for ½ lb. Jesuits Bark | 14 | ||||
| March 2 | " do " ¼ lb. do do | 7 | ||||
| " 1 Hatt &c to Sawney | 5 | 10 | ||||
| June 3 | " Cash pd. Inspection 5 Hhds Tobo. | 12 | 6 | |||
| 1790 | £42 | 10 | 3 | |||
| July 20 | To Balance as Below | 21 | 10 | 3 | ||
| 1789 | Infra Cr | |||||
| July 13 | By My Bill on you in favor F S Gray | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||
| " Balance due F. M. | 21 | 10 | 3 | |||
| 42 | 10 | 3 | ||||
RC and enclosure (DLC). Enclosure in Maury’s hand.
1. Letter not found.
2. Gabriel W. Ludlow and Edward Goold were Wall Street merchants (The New-York Directory … for … 1790 [New York, 1790; 22724], pp. 43, 64).