BIB_ID
124998
Accession number
MA 2120
Creator
Madison, James, 1751-1836, sender.
Display Date
Montepelier, Virginia, 1832 October 16.
Description
1 item (1 page, with address) ; 25.1 x 19.9 cm
Notes
Letter signed by James Madison in Dolley Madison's hand.
Addressed to "Free James Madison / J.R. Poinsett Esq / Charleston / S. Caroline."
Original paper seal with wax.
From page 18 of Madison album.
Addressed to "Free James Madison / J.R. Poinsett Esq / Charleston / S. Caroline."
Original paper seal with wax.
From page 18 of Madison album.
Summary
Concerning the Nullification Crisis in South Carolina; thanking Poinsett for the pamphlets he sent to him on the issue and wishing those not driven by party considerations would heed them to avert humiliation for the state or failure of the U.S. political system.
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