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James Madison, Washington, D.C., letter to Caesar A. Rodney, Wilmington, Delaware :

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Description
Letter by Secretary of State James Madison to U.S. Attorney General Caesar A. Rodney regarding the treason trial of Aaron Burr; he requests that Mr. La Trobe be immediately summoned to Richmond as a witness and mentions other trial matters.
Type
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Production date
1807 May 29.
Call number
mssHM 25460
Creator
Madison, James (1751-1836)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Provenance unknown. In library as of July 1931.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Rodney, C. A. (1772-1824,)
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