From James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, 16 September 1792
To Thomas Jefferson
Orange Sepr. 16. 1792
Dear Sir
The Bearer waits on you for the Bag of Coffee brought round from Philada. with your Stock.
Inclosed is the letter from E. R. referred to in his to you;1 to which is added a long one from D. C.2 for the sake of one or two particulars mentioned in it. You may either return them by the Bearer, or bring them with you as may be most convenient.
On my arrival at Mr. J. Walker’s I found that Docr. Gilmer had been suddenly called for to your little grand-daughter.3 I hope the cause has been removed. Present me respectfully to the ladies & to Mr. Randolph. I shall look out for you about the close of this week or the first of next,4 remaining in the mean time, with unalterable affection Yrs.
Js. Madison. Jr.
RC (owned by Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc., Short Hills, N.J., 2005). Docketed by Jefferson as received 17 Sept.
1. JM presumably enclosed Edmund Randolph’s letter to him of 12 Aug. 1792 ( , 14:348–50). Randolph mentioned his letter to JM in his 26 Aug. 1792 letter to Jefferson ( , 24:326).
3. Jefferson’s granddaughter Anne Cary Randolph, who was “at death’s door,” was being treated by Dr. George Gilmer ( , 24:147, 386, 448, 453).
4. Although Jefferson planned to leave Monticello on 20 Sept. 1792, he did not depart until a week later (ibid., 24:351, 423 n.).