Letters of George Tucker [manuscript] 1836, 1837.

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Letters of George Tucker [manuscript] 1836, 1837.

In a letter, 1836 July 25, Tucker writes to Dolley Payne Todd Madison regarding the publication of James Madison's reports of the debates of the U. S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, mentioning Carey & Lea and Mr. Payne. In another letter, 1937 May 2, to J. Meredith he gives instructions regarding the investment of profits from his wife's estate "Liliendale" and the commission to be paid General Stewart, a trustee.

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Carey & Lea (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Philadelphia publishers. From the description of Letter and invoice : Philadelphia, to John Babcock & Son, 1825 Sept. 21. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122586029 Mathew Carey (January 28, 1760 – September 16, 1839) was an Irish-born American publisher and economist who lived and worked in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Carey was born in 1760 in Dublin into a middle-class Catholic family. He entered the bookselling and printing business in 1775 and...

Madison, Dolley, 1768-1849

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Dolley Madison, the fourth First Lady of the United States, is widely remembered as the most lively of the early First Ladies. As a prominent entertainer and hostess, she helped shape the role of First Lady and served as the model for every future First Lady to come. Dolley Payne was born on May 20, 1768, in Guilford County, North Carolina. She was the fourth of eight children born to John and Mary Payne. The family moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1783. In 1790, Dolley Payne married la...

Stewart, General

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Meredith, J.

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Payne, Mr.

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Madison, James, 1751-1836

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James Madison (1751-1836) was the fourth president of the United States, born in Port Conway, Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia legislature from 1776 to 1780 and from 1784 to 1786, and the Continental Congress from 1780 to 1783. His proposals at and management of the Constitutional Convention in 1787 earned him title "father of the U.S. Constitution." He cooperated with Alexander Hamilton and Jay in writing a series of papers (pub. 1787-88 under title of The Federalist) explaining the ne...

Tucker, George, 1775-1861

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U.S. Congressman, U. Va. professor, author. From the description of Letters of George Tucker [manuscript] 1836, 1837. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647934732 ...