Madison, James, 1751-1836 to [Gov. Benjamin Harrison] re: provisional peace treaty, Carleton & Washington
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02321 Author/Creator: Madison, James, 1751-1836 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1783/05/20 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 23 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
Signed by Madison as "James Madison Jr." Countersigned by Theodorick Bland and John Francis Mercer. Written to Governor Benjamin Harrison of Virginia, as state delegate (per Madison Papers and Library of Congress, Papers of the Members of Congress project). Madison makes mentions the controversy with slaves ("Negroes") fleeing with British loyalists to Canada. Carlton had argued that owner claims could be made through normal diplomatic channels once a peace treaty had been finalized.
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