Madison, James, 1751-1836 to Major Dana
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05910 Author/Creator: Madison, James, 1751-1836 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 September 1819 Pagination: 1 p. : address : free frank ; 25.4 x 20.1 cm. + 1 engraving ; b&w ; 25.7 x 17 cm Order a Copy
Former President Madison answers an inquiry regarding employment prospects in Virginia: "The motives you assign for your letter, among which is a sense of duty to your parents, are entitled to respect. But I cannot encourage you to seek a fulfilment of them in this quarter. The modes of husbandry here are very different from those to which you are accustomed; and the labour is generally preformed by negroes whom a stranger would not advantageously superintend. I can only wish you therefore a better prospect of success elsewhere." Madison possibly writes from Montpelier, his Virginia estate. 1 black and white bust engraving of Madison included.
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