James Madison, Montpellier, July 15, 1831, to Governor Montfort Stokes

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Title	James Madison, Montpellier, July 15, 1831, to Governor Montfort Stokes
Date	1831-07-15
Creator	Madison, James, 1749-1812.
Subject	Presidents--United States Madison, James, 1749-1812--Correspondence Raleigh (N.C.)
Index Terms	Madison, James, 1749-1812; Stokes, Montfort, 1762-1842; Lawson, John, 1674-1711
Place	Raleigh (Wake County, N.C.) North Carolina
Description	Presidential Signature: James Madison (1809-1817) A letter from James Madison to informs Stokes that he is sending his personal copy of John Lawson's The History of Carolina to replace the one destroyed by the fire in the State House. The prized Lawson volume which was burned in the June 21, 1831 fire which destroyed the State House had been purchased for the State Library at the November 20, 1821 estate sale of Robert Williams of Raleigh for $65. The copy donated by Madison remains today as part of the collection of the State Library of North Carolina.
Time Period	(1820-1860) Antebellum
Format	Letters (correspondence)
Call Number	V.C. 12
Collection	Presidential Signatures. Vault Collection. State Archives of North Carolina
Physical Characteristics	8X10
Language	English
Copyright	May be protected by copyright law (Title 17 US Code). Obtain proper release forms prior to reproducing this material.
Digital Format	image/jpeg
Digital Collection	Treasures
Audience	All

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