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JAMES MADISON

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JAMES MADISON

<b>367. JAMES MADISON</b>
<hr align=left size=5 width=33% color=#778899>(1751-1836). Fourth President of the United states (1809-17) known as the father of the Constitution for his role in the Constitutional Convention, championing the Bill of Rights; secretary of state under Thomas Jefferson (1801-09). LS, 1p, 8vo, Washington DC, Dec 6, 1804. Madison writes from the “<i>Department of State</i>” to Governor Thomas McKean of PA. In accordance with an Act of Congress mandating the “<i>promulgation of Laws of the United States</i>,” he advises that he has “<i>transmitted to the Collector of the Customs in Philadelphia Eleven hundred and Sixteen copies of the Laws</i>” of the “<i>1st Session 8th Congress, being the proportion for the State of Pennsylvania with a request that he would forward them to your Excellency</i>...” Boldly signed. Fine example. Handsomely matted beside color lithograph and descriptive plaque. Contained under glass within ornate gilt frame. Overall 35"x19½".

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