To James Madison from George Washington, [8 February] 1794
From George Washington
Saturday Morning [8 February 1794]
Dear Sir,
The Agricultural Society of Philadelphia, are preparing the “outlines of a Plan for establishing a state Society of Agriculture in Pennsylvania”1 to be laid before the Legislature. Mr. Peters to whom sometime ago I mentioned the Pamphlets &ca. which had been sent me by Sir John Sinclair; & who is appointed to prepare the business for the Legislature—wishes to have the perusal of those Pamphlets—as at this moment—they might be particularly serviceable to him. I would, for this reason, thank you for them. They shall be returned to you, after he has availed himself of any information which is to be derived from them. I am sincerely & Affectionately Yours
Go: Washington
Photostat (DLC: Washington Papers). RC offered for sale in Thomas F. and Edith H. Madigan, eds., The Autograph Album (April 1934), item 231.
1. A pamphlet with this title ( 27512) was published later in 1794 by the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture. JM’s copy is in the Madison Collection, Rare Book Department, University of Virginia Library.