Letter, Richmond, to his wife, Elizabeth Lindsay Gordon at [Edgeworth, Albemarle Co., Va.?] [manuscript] 1829 Nov. 22.

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Letter, Richmond, to his wife, Elizabeth Lindsay Gordon at [Edgeworth, Albemarle Co., Va.?] [manuscript] 1829 Nov. 22.

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Mentions his work at the Constitutional Convention; his forthcoming journey to Washington as a member of the House of Representatives; Andrew Jackson, James Madison and James Monroe as being fatter, also family news.

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