- GLC#
- GLC08929
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 5 October 1830
- Author/Creator
- Madison, James, 1751-1836
- Title
- to Jared Sparks
- Place Written
- Montpellier, Virginia
- Pagination
- 2 p. : docket ; Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm
- Primary time period
- National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
- Sub-Era
- Age of Jackson
Sends a copy of a draft of a farewell speech (not included) George Washington had prepared "when he meditated a retirement at the expiration of his first term," and its relationship to his "Farewell Address." Also discusses authorship of the "Federalist Papers." Integral leaf with docketing. Sends part of a letter James Monroe (not included) and, on behalf of his wife, thanks Sparks for a book.
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