From James Madison to James P. Preston, [19 May] 1818

To James P. Preston

[19 May 1818]

Sir

I have duly recd. your letter of the 18th. of March with the commission to which it refers; and shall duly attend to the trust which it assigns to me. Very respectfully

James Madison

RC (Vi: Executive Papers). Undated. Addressed by JM to Preston at Richmond and franked. Conjectural date assigned on the basis of cover marked, “Orange C H Va. 19 May.” Cover docketed by Preston, “Expresident Madisons Acceptance of the Appt. of Commissionr for the University Recd May 22nd 1818.”

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Title: From James Madison to James P. Preston, [19 May] 1818
Author: Madison, James
Recipient: Preston, James P.
Date: 19 May 1818

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Cite as: “From James Madison to James P. Preston, [19 May] 1818,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/04-01-02-0250. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Retirement Series, vol. 1, 4 March 1817 – 31 January 1820, ed. David B. Mattern, J. C. A. Stagg, Mary Parke Johnson, and Anne Mandeville Colony. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2009, p. 288.]

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