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Title
Letter to James Madison, Washington
Names
Madison, James, 1751-1836 (Recipient)
McKean, Thomas, 1734-1817 (Creator)
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series VII. The Signers to the Declaration of Independence

The Signers to the Declaration of Independence: Delaware.

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Place: Philadelphia, Pa.
Date Created: 1810-02-03
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Genres
Documents
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Physical Description
A. L. S. 2 pp., and 1 leaf with the address and endorsement. 4o
Description
Introduces Henry Pratt, who escorts Miss Elisa Pratt and Sophia Dorothea McKean to pay their respects to Mrs. Madison; his daughters Yrujo and Sophia have always expressed the greatest regard for the attention extended by Mrs. Madison; he himself is now one of the Sovereign People, and attends particularly to his private affairs; the commencement of Madison's administration has been as propitious as could reasonably have been expected; in this country, an angel from heaven could not command universal approbation; though in a private station, and advanced in age, he is still concerned for his country's happiness.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 276214
Calendar number: EM. 3452
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3a9df2b0-c531-012f-7171-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1483: Created (Approximate)
  • 1751: Creator Born
  • 1810: Place
  • 1836: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to James Madison, Washington" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1483 - 1876. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-27fd-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to James Madison, Washington" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 2, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-27fd-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1483 - 1876). Letter to James Madison, Washington Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac0a75c-27fd-b981-e040-e00a18067fd9

Wikipedia Citation

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Letter to James Madison, Washington