James Madison Papers

To James Madison from John Armstrong, 31 August 1804

From John Armstrong

New York August 31st. 1804.

Dear Sir

Having occasion for five hundred dollars more than the amount of your late draft on the Treasury in my favor, I have been furnished with that sum by Gen. Theodorus Bailey of this city, and to reimburse him, have drawn a bill upon you, payable at sight, for the amount. I am Sir, with great respect, Your Obedient hum. servt.

J Armstrong.

RC (DNA: RG 59, DD, France, vol. 10). Docketed by Wagner as received 6 Sept.

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    To James Madison from John Armstrong, 31 August 1804
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    Armstrong, John
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    Madison, James
    Date
    31 August 1804

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    “To James Madison from John Armstrong, 31 August 1804,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/02-07-02-0642. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Secretary of State Series, vol. 7, 2 April–31 August 1804, ed. David B. Mattern, J. C. A. Stagg, Ellen J. Barber, Anne Mandeville Colony, Angela Kreider, and Jeanne Kerr Cross. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2005, p. 662.]

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