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Draft of a letter to the President and Directors of the Literary Fund, in the hand of Madison with notations on the fifth page by Thomas Jefferson

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James Madison papers

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James Madison correspondence

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Title
Draft of a letter to the President and Directors of the Literary Fund, in the hand of Madison with notations on the fifth page by Thomas Jefferson
Names
Madison, James, 1751-1836 (Author)
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 (Annotator)
Collection

James Madison papers

James Madison correspondence

1824

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1824-10-05
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 1833
Topics
Madison, James, 1751-1836
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Funding: This project was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Version identification: 5 pages in the hand of Madison with annotations on the fifth page by Thomas Jefferson
Physical Description
Extent: 5 pages
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
MSS Unit ID: 1833
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11904004
Archives EAD ID: 2023123
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9814edb0-7a75-0132-9c04-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1751: Creator Born
  • 1824: Created
  • 1836: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Draft of a letter to the President and Directors of the Literary Fund, in the hand of Madison with notations on the fifth page by Thomas Jefferson" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1824. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8f3328f0-8d26-0132-f659-58d385a7bbd0

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Draft of a letter to the President and Directors of the Literary Fund, in the hand of Madison with notations on the fifth page by Thomas Jefferson" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 9, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8f3328f0-8d26-0132-f659-58d385a7bbd0

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1824). Draft of a letter to the President and Directors of the Literary Fund, in the hand of Madison with notations on the fifth page by Thomas Jefferson Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8f3328f0-8d26-0132-f659-58d385a7bbd0

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Draft of a letter to the President and Directors of the Literary Fund, in the hand of Madison with notations on the fifth page by Thomas Jefferson