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San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
Selections from the private correspondence of James Madison, from 1813 to 1836
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Rare Books
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
This collection primarily contains political correspondence between James Madison and Alexander James Dallas, 1815-1816. Letters concern the organization of a peacetime military establishment; economic and financial affairs, including the Second Bank of the United States; U.S. relations with Great Britain, France, Russia, Algeria; and an astronomical observatory. Correspondence also pertains to relationships with Native Americans following the War of 1812, especially in Michigan territory (see letters from May 1815). Persons mentioned in correspondence include Jacob Jennings Brown, Andrew Jackson, Winfield Scott, Thomas Sidney Jessup, Joseph Bonaparte, William Jones, James Monroe, and Albert Gallatin. This collection also contains a small number of letters from Alexander James Dallas to other recipients, including Andrew Jackson.
mssMD
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Rare Books
E12 .U55 no.4 index
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Manuscripts
Deed of land transfer from James Madison and his wife, Dolley Madison, to their niece, Nelly Conway Madison, for land in Orange County, Virginia. Signed by James Madison and Dolley Madison. Witnessed by Robert, Frances, and Milley Taylor. Certified February 7, 1804 by Reynolds Chapman.
mssHM 1855
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Manuscripts
Autograph letter signed. (2 pages)
MD 98
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Manuscripts
Autograph letter signed. (1 page)
MD 55
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Manuscripts
Autograph letter signed. (1 page)
MD 104