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James Madison correspondence with Alexander James Dallas

Description

This collection primarily contains political correspondence between James Madison and Alexander James Dallas, 1815-1816. Letters concern the organization of a peacetime military establishment; economic and financial affairs, including the Second Bank of the United States; U.S. relations with Great Britain, France, Russia, Algeria; and an astronomical observatory. Correspondence also pertains to relationships with Native Americans following the War of 1812, especially in Michigan territory (see letters from May 1815).

Persons mentioned in correspondence include Jacob Jennings Brown, Andrew Jackson, Winfield Scott, Thomas Sidney Jessup, Joseph Bonaparte, William Jones, James Monroe, and Albert Gallatin.

This collection also contains a small number of letters from Alexander James Dallas to other recipients, including Andrew Jackson.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1815-1816
Call number
mssMD
Creator
Madison, James (1751-1836)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from A.S.W. Rosenbach, 1916.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Dallas, Alexander James, (1759-1817,)
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