James Madison Papers

From James Madison to Stephen Pleasonton, 24 September 1815

To Stephen Pleasonton

Montpelier Sepr. 24. 1815

Sir

I have recd. your letter of the 2 2d.1 As the navy Department cannot avail itself of the Neptune, the sale of the ship as recommended by Mr Harrison appears to be the only convenient disposition that can be made of it.2

I have sent to Mr. Graham of the War Dept. the letter of Col: Humphrey’s.3 It may be well for you to explain to him the extent of the subject of it.

Mr. Monroe is to be here in a day or two on his way to Loudon, and thence to Washington. Accept my friendly respects

James Madison

RC (owned by Stephen Kule, New York, N.Y., 2004).

1. Letter not found.

2. See Pleasonton to JM, 18 Aug. 1815, and JM to Pleasonton, ca. 20 Aug. 1815.

3. The letter has not been found, but the correspondent was probably David Humphreys.

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    From James Madison to Stephen Pleasonton, 24 September 1815
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    Madison, James
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    Pleasonton, Stephen
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    24 September 1815

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    “From James Madison to Stephen Pleasonton, 24 September 1815,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/03-09-02-0641. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Presidential Series, vol. 9, 19 February 1815–12 October 1815, ed. Angela Kreider, J. C. A. Stagg, Mary Parke Johnson, and Anne Mandeville Colony. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2018, p. 651.]

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