To James Madison from Benjamin Huger, 27 March 1815
From Benjamin Huger
Georgetown So. Ca. 27th. March 1815
Dear Sir,
Lieut. Kinloch, a young & very particular friend of mine, being about to pay a visit to the City of Washington, is naturally desirous of taking with him an Introduction, which may enable him with the more propriety to wait on, & pay his respects to the Chief-Magistrate of the Country. I venture therefore, to avail myself of our Acquaintance at a former period, to furnish him with one: well aware of the pleasure it has ever afforded you to notice promissing Youths of the rising Generation. Among these I can with great propriety number Mr. Kinloch, and ask leave to make him known to you, as a Young Gentleman of the most respectable Connexions, excellent moral character, & considerable personal merit.
I have offered to render this little service to my young friend the more readily & with the more pleasure—as a favorable opportunity is afforded me of making to you a tender of my respectful-regards, & the Assurances of high consideration with which I remain Dear Sir, your obdt very hble. Svt.
Benjn. Huger 1
RC (DLC). Docketed by JM.
1. Benjamin Huger (1768?–1823), a rice planter and the brother of Francis Kinloch Huger, was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1799–1805 and 1815–17. Although a Federalist, at the request of his constituents he voted for Thomas Jefferson as president in 1800. He served in the South Carolina house of representatives, 1796–97 and 1806–13, and the South Carolina senate, 1818–23 (Bailey et al., Biographical Directory of the South Carolina House of Representatives, 4:290–91).