United States. President (1809-1817 : Madison)

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James Madison served as President of the United States from 1809-1817.

From the description of Message from the President of the United States, October 13, 1814. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 52426761

James Madison was born on March 16, 1751 at Port Conway, Virginia. He was the fourth president of the United States (1809-17) and one of the founding fathers of his country. At the Constitutional Convention (1787) he influenced the planning and ratification of the U.S. Constitution and collaborated with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay in the publication of the Federalist Papers. As a member of the new House of Representatives, he sponsored the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, commonly called the Bill of Rights. He was secretary of state under Thomas Jefferson when the Louisiana Territory was purchased from France. The War of 1812 was fought during his presidency. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. http://search.eb.com/eb/article-9049905 Retrieved 4/20/2009.

Josiah Meigs, the second president of the University of Georgia, implemented the state's first physics curriculum at the university in 1801. During the following ten years, Meigs also served as the only professor of natural philosophy and conducted research in meterology and astronomy. New Georgia Encyclopedia. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2776 Retrieved 4/20/2009.

From the description of Peter Saltsgiver deed, 1817. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 318911955

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creatorOf United States. President (1809-1817 : Madison). Peter Saltsgiver deed, 1817.
referencedIn Madison, James, Sr., b. 1723. Account books and miscellaneous papers, 1952-1912 [microform]. Library of Virginia
creatorOf United States. President (1809-1817 : Madison). Sea-letter, 1810 Sept. 20. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Rush, Richard, 1780-1859. Papers, 1812-1847. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
creatorOf United States. President (1809-1817 : Madison). Patent, 1812 October 20, Washington, D.C., issued to Thomas Green Fessenden. Dartmouth College Library
creatorOf Mississippi (Territory). Governor. Executive journals, 1805-1814. Alabama Department of Archives and History
creatorOf Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825. James Wilkinson collection, 1779-1823 (bulk 1792-1815). Chicago History Museum
referencedIn Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848. Letters, 1813-1817. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf United States. President (1809-1817 : Madison). [Promotion letters and commission certificate for Robert Houston, 1812-1813]. New England Historic Genealogical Society
referencedIn United States. Dept. of State. Letter: to Rufus King /by James Madison, 1802 Dec 16. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Madison, James, 1751-1836. [Letter and document] / James Madison. Smith College, Neilson Library
creatorOf United States. President (1809-1817 : Madison). Gabriel Benson appointment, 1813 Jan. 24. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
creatorOf United States. President (1809-1817 : Madison). Message from the President of the United States, October 13, 1814. Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library
referencedIn Great Britain. Foreign Office. Precis books of dispatches sent from America, 1809-1811. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf United States. President (1809-1817 : Madison). Message and documents, 1812. The Mariners' Museum Library
creatorOf United States. President (1809-1817 : Madison). Permit to sail a ship, 1811 January 28, Wilmington [to] John Skimmer. Bridwell Library
referencedIn Precis books of dispatches sent from America, 1809-1811 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf United States. President (1809-1817 : Madison). Commission, given to the armed brig "Rapid" for the seizure of British vessels : Washington : ms., 1812, Aug. 1. UC Berkeley Libraries
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