From James Madison to William Branch Giles, 10 December 1827

To William Branch Giles

Montpellier Decr. 10. 1827

Sir

I have duly received your letter of the 7th. inst: inclosing a list of the missing Journals of the Senate. Unfortunately my broken set, consists, exclusively of Journals of the House of Delegates. I need not say how much I should have been gratified in being able to fulfil the wishes of yourself and of the Council. With great consideration & respect

James Madison

RC (Vi: Executive Papers); FC (DLC). RC franked and addressed by JM to Giles in Richmond; cover docketed in an unidentified hand. FC in Dolley Madison’s hand.

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Title: From James Madison to William Branch Giles, 10 December 1827
Author: Madison, James
Recipient: Giles, William Branch
Date: 10 December 1827

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Cite as: “From James Madison to William Branch Giles, 10 December 1827,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/04-04-02-0591. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Retirement Series, vol. 4, 3 March 1826–29 February 1828, ed. Armin Mattes, David B. Mattern, J. C. A. Stagg, Anne Mandeville Colony, Ellen D. Goldlust, Mary Parke Johnson, Katherine E. Harbury, and Mary K. Wigge. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2023, p. 599.]

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