OF

JAMES MADISON

COMPRISING HIS PUBLIC PAPERS AND HIS PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE, INCLUDING NUMEROUS LETTERS AND

DOCUMENTS NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME PRINTED

U.S.4673.7

Impost in the Assembly-Nathan award-Place of sitting of

Congress.

To Edmund Randolph, July 15th

Attachment of Philadelphia to Federal Government.

To Edmund Randolph, July 28th

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Return of Congress to Philadelphia-Seat of Federal Govern-

ment-The definitive treaty of peace.

To Thomas Jefferson, August 11th

5

The definitive treaty-Dana's mission to Russia-Ratification

of treaty with Sweden-The peace establishment-Fate of the

budget.

Penurious spirit of Massachusetts-Statue voted for General

Washington-His counsel sought.

To Edmund Randolph, August 18th.

9

Seat of Government-Letters from Laurens-South Carolina

agrees to the impost.

To Edmund Randolph, August 24th.

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To Edmund Randolph, August 30th.

Carleton's evacuation of New York.

British pamphlet on the subject of commercial treaty-Seat of

Federal Government.

To James Madison, August 30th

Evacuation of New York-Seat of Federal Government.

V

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The definitive treaty-Seat of Federal Government-Sale of
land warrants in Virginia.

To Edmund Randolph, September 8th

To Edmund Randolph, September 13th

Prospects of a commercial treaty.

To Edmund Randolph, September 20th

The Virginia cession.

To Thomas Jefferson, September 20th

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Territorial cession and seat of Federal Government-Personal

plans-The peace establishment-Election of a secretary to

Congress-A tax on department of finance-Investigations of

mutiny.

To Edmund Randolph, September 30th

Reception of the Dutch Minister-Rule concerning prizes.

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To Edmund Randolph, October 13th

Permanent seat of Congress-Arrival of Van Berkel.

To Thomas Jefferson, December 10th

Attitude of Mason towards the impost and the territorial ces-

sion-Prospects of a convention for revising the Form of gov-

ernment-Course of reading-Shape of the earth.

1784.

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To Edmund Randolph, March 10th

Course of reading-Extradition case of George Hancock.

To Thomas Jefferson, March 16th

Obligation to ratify a Minister's act-Number of votes neces-
sary to ratify a treaty of peace-Cession of territory-The
Virginia council of State-Free navigation of the Potomac and
boundary of Maryland-Negotiations with Maryland proposed
-Books on government-Pair of spectacles ordered-Extra-
dition with South Carolina.

To Thomas Jefferson April 25th

Movements of Mazzei-Mazzei's opinion of public men-

Navigation of the Potomac-Subterraneous city in Siberia.