Extract from U. S. Stats, at Large, 24th Cong., 2d Sess., c. 33, 1837.

[CHAP. XXXIII.

An Act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Govern ment for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-seven.

For the purchase of the manuscripts of the late Mr. Madison referred to in a letter from Mrs. Madison to the President of the United States dated fifteenth of November, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, and communicated in his message of sixth December, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, thirty thousand dollars.]

CHRONOLOGICAL RECORD OF THE LIFE

OF JAMES MADISON.

1751, March 16. Born at Port Conway, King George County, Va.; son of Col. James Madison and Nelly Conway.

1771. Graduated from the College of New Jersey. 1776. Elected to the Virginia assembly.

1778. Member of the executive council of Virginia. 1780-1783. Delegate to the Continental Congress. 1783. Advocated establishment of system of general

revenue.

1786-1788. Delegate to the Continental Congress. 1787. Member of convention for forming the United States Constitution, and taking prominent part in the debates.

1789-1797. Member of Congress; a Republican and moderate opponent of Washington.

1793. Refused the post of Secretary of State vacated by Jefferson.

1794. Married Dorothy Todd.

1798. Author of "Resolutions of 1798" protesting against increase of power of Federal Government.

1801-1809. Secretary of State.

1808. Elected President of the United States.

1809, March 4. Inaugurated President.

1810, May. Decree of nonintercourse with Great

Britain.

1812, June 18.

ain.

Declaration of war with Great Brit

1812. Reelected President of the United States. 1814, December 24. Treaty of peace signed at Ghent. 1817, March 4. Retired to private life at his farm at

Montpellier.

1829. Member of the Virginia convention to amend

the State constitution.

1836, June 28. Died at Montpellier.