James Madison Papers

To James Madison from Mathew Carey, 16 October 1823

From Mathew Carey

Philada. Oct. 16. 1823.

Sir,

I inclose three copies of No. 1 of a Set of papers,1 the object of which I trust you can not but approve. Should you favour me with any communications towards continuing the plan, they will be regarded as a favour conferred on Your obt. hble. Servt

Mathew Carey

RC (PPPrHi).

1. The enclosure was probably Carey’s To the Citizens of the U. States. No. 1. … (Philadelphia, 1823; Shoemaker description begins Richard H. Shoemaker, comp., A Checklist of American Imprints for 1820–1829 (11 vols.; New York, 1964–72). description ends 12065), a broadsheet discussing domestic cotton production, written under the pseudonym “Hamilton” (DLC: Printed Ephemera Collection; portfolio 229, folder 4).

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    To James Madison from Mathew Carey, 16 October 1823
    Author
    Carey, Mathew
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    Madison, James
    Date
    16 October 1823

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    “To James Madison from Mathew Carey, 16 October 1823,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/04-03-02-0146. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Retirement Series, vol. 3, 1 March 1823 – 24 February 1826, ed. David B. Mattern, J. C. A. Stagg, Mary Parke Johnson, and Katherine E. Harbury. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2016, p. 142.]

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