James Madison Papers

To James Madison from Fontaine Maury, 17 May 1801 (Abstract)

§ From Fontaine Maury

17 May 1801, Fredericksburg. Wishes to be considered for collectorship at Alexandria; JM will receive letters from Monroe and others on his behalf. Encloses letters for John Dawson, which the emissary ordered forwarded through Department of State.

RC (DLC). 1 p. Maury had handled the Madison family business affairs in Fredericksburg (PJM description begins William T. Hutchinson et al., eds., The Papers of James Madison (1st ser., vols. 1–10, Chicago, 1962–77, vols. 11—, Charlottesville, Va., 1977—). description ends , 12:88 n. 2).

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    To James Madison from Fontaine Maury, 17 May 1801 (Abstract)
    Author
    Maury, Fontaine
    Recipient
    Madison, James
    Date
    17 May 1801

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    “To James Madison from Fontaine Maury, 17 May 1801 (Abstract),” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/02-01-02-0254. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Secretary of State Series, vol. 1, 4 March–31 July 1801, ed. Robert J. Brugger, Robert A. Rutland, Robert Rhodes Crout, Jeanne K. Sisson, and Dru Dowdy. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1986, p. 192.]

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