Madison, James, 1751-1836 to Tench Coxe
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06325 Author/Creator: Madison, James, 1751-1836 Place Written: Montpellier, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 12, 1819 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 24.7 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy
Notes the receipt of the printed addition to Coxe's memoir on cotton and agrees with his ideas. Discusses the nation's agricultural prospects for cotton, grain, and tobacco, in regard to rival markets ("Britain seems intent on supplanting our cotton staple in her market") and political conditions in Europe. Indicates that he will ask Thomas Jefferson to review Coxe's article.
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