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(1450-1900)

Letter from Noah Webster to James Madison, Hartford, Connecticut (1784)

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, The James Madison Papers, 1723-1836: Noah Webster to James Madison, July 5, 1784, with Enclosure Advertising Stith's History of Virginia (1784) Series 1, Reel 2.

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Letter from Noah Webster to James Madison, Hartford, Connecticut (1784), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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Wanted            Smith's History of Virginia
& some works containing the Charters,
Constitutions, ancient Laws of the
State - Also any Pamphlets or papers
that throw light upon the Settlement
& progress of the State to the Revolution.
If any Gentleman in that State will,
in the course of the present year, collect
bookes & authentic papers upon this sub-
ject & inform the Subscriber where they be
obtained, shall be liberally & gratefully
rewarded by one who wishes to improve
such a collection for public purposes.

                                    Noah Webster

PS. A Letter conveyed under cover to the
Postmaster of N[ew] York addressed to me, will
be immediately communicated.

                              N Webster.

    

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