Meteorological journals, 1784-1788, 1789-1793.

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Meteorological journals, 1784-1788, 1789-1793.

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These journals, kept at Madison's plantation, also contain notes on sowing and harvesting, and migration of birds. Some notes are in Dolley Madison's hand.

2 v. (315 p.).

American Philosophical Society Library

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American Philosophical Society Library

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Madison, James, 1751-1836

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