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Madison, James, 1751-1836 to John Brown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01742.02 Author/Creator: Madison, James, 1751-1836 Place Written: Montpelier, Virginia Type: Letter signed Date: May 15, 1835 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Madison sends Brown, a former Kentucky senator, a copy of letter from Madison to Mann Butler. The copy, dated October 11, 1834, provides a recollection of the 1788 correspondence between Madison and Brown regarding Spain's efforts to get Kentucky to become an independent state. It also attests to the friendship between Madison and Brown and directs Butler, who was writing about the period, to other sources.

Madison, James, 1751-1836
Brown, John, 1757-1837
Butler, Mann, fl. 1835

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