1To James Madison from Jean Antoine Joseph Fauchet, 26 August 1815 (Madison Papers)
’s kind attention to Regnauld de Saint-Jean-d’Angély, who is retiring to the states of liberty. The United States has always been the asylum for victims of political dissensions; in founding the least imperfect government on earth, it has profited from the old world’s mistakes. After one’s own... ...colleagues were the world’s sages. Has enthusiastically seized this important opportunity to...
2To James Madison from Charles Pinckney, 2 September 1820 (Madison Papers)
I have long intended to write to you but somehow or other have neglected it—it is a long while since we have seen each other—within a few days it will be 33 Years the day we dined together on signing the Constitution ...have taken place since & in my opinion, one of the worst to us is that we are so much older than we were then—for in spite of all that the divines & philosophers may tell us I...
3To James Madison from Thomas Jefferson, 8 August 1824 (Madison Papers)
...first rank, and his name would set our institution above all rivalship. I had long ago cast my eyes on him, but was told that his birth at the head of the Mathematical school of Woolwich was too good to expect him.I have undertaken to make out a catalogue of books for our library, being encouraged to it by the possession of a collection of excellent catalogues, and knowing no one, capable,