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The Papers of James Madison, Volume 6: 1 January 1783-30 April 1783

by James Madison
edited by William T. Hutchinson and William M. E. Rachal

University of Chicago Press, 1969
Cloth: 978-0-226-36298-4

ABOUT THIS BOOK | TOC

ABOUT THIS BOOK

During the first four months of 1783, when the United States was neither wholly at war nor wholly at peace, a cluster of difficult problems confronted James Madison and his fellow delegates in Congress. Faced with the interlocking issues of finance, demobilization, and foreign affairs, Congress held many contentious sessions early in the year. The sparseness of the official journal enhances the value of the notes on debates, recorded by Madison, for illuminating the discussions.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Illustrations
Introduction
Editorial Note
Editorial Method
Abbreviations
Short Titles for Books
Chronology

1783
Notes on Debates, 1 January
To James Madison, Sr., 1 January
Instructions to Benjamin Franklin in re consuls, [2 January]
Notes on Debates, 3 January
From Edmund Randolph, 3 January
From Benjamin Harrison, 4 January
Benjamin Harrison to Virginia Delegates, 4 January
Notes on Debates, 6 January
To Joseph Jones, [ca. 6 January]
From Joseph Jones, [ca. 6 January]
Notes on Debates, 7 January
Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 7 January
To Edmund Randolph, 7 January
Notes on Debates, [9-10 January]
Report on Conference with Robert Morris, 10 January
Benjamin Harrison to Virginia Delegates, 11 January
Note on Debates, 13 January
Note on Debates, [14] January
Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 14 January
To Edmund Randolph, 14 January
Notes on Debates, 15 January
From Edmund Randolph, 15 January
Notes on Debates, 16 January
From the Reverent James Madison, 16 January
Notes on Debates, 17 January
Notes on Debates, [21 January]
Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 21 January
Notes on Debates, 22 January
To Edmund Randolph, 22 January
Report on Treaty and Convention with the Netherlands, [23 January]
Report on Books for Congress, [23 January]
Notes on Debates, 23 January
Notes on Debates, 24 January
Notes on Debates, 25 January
Memorandum on Comment by Thomas Jefferson, 25 January
Notes on Debates, 27 January
Notes on Debates, 28 January
Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 28 January
To Edmund Randolph, 28 January
Notes on Debates, 29 January
Notes on Debates, 30 January
Notes on Debates, 31 January
Benjamin Harrison to Virginia Delegates, 31 January
From Thomas Jefferson, 31 January
From Jacquelin Ambler, 1 February
From Edmund Randolph, 1 February
Notes on Debates, 4 February
Virginia Debates to Benjamin Harrison, 4 February
To Edmund Randolph, 4 February
Notes on Debates, 5-6 February
Notes on Debates, 7 February
Benjamin Harrison to Virginia Delegates, 7 February
From Thomas Jefferson, 7-8 February
From Edmund Randolph, 7 February
Notes on Debates, 8 February
From Jacquelin Ambler, 8 February
Notes on Debates, 10 February
Notes on Debates, 11 February
To Benjamin Harrison, 11 February
Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 11 February
To Thomas Jefferson, 11 February
To Edmund Randolph, 11 February
Notes on Debates, 12 February
To Thomas Jefferson, 12 February
To James Madison, Sr., 12 February
Notes on Debates, 13 February
To Edmund Randolph, 13 February
Notes on Debates, 14 February
From Thomas Jefferson, 14 February (First)
From Thomas Jefferson, 14 February (Second)
Benjamin Harrison to Virginia Delegates, 15 February
To Thomas Jefferson, 15 February
From Mark Lynch, 15 February
From Edmund Randolph, 15 February
Notes on Debates, 17 February
From Edmund Pendleton, 17 and 24 February - Missing Letters
Notes on Debates, 18 February
Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 18 February
To Thomas Jefferson, 18 February
To Edmund Randolph, 18 February
Notes on Debates, 19 February
Notes on Debates, 20 February
Notes on Debates, 21 February
Benjamin Harrison to Virginia Delegates, 21 February
From Edmund Randolph, 22 February
Benjamin Harrison to Virginia Delegates, 24 February
Notes on Debates, 25 February
To Edmund Randolph, 25 February
Motion on Outrages by Enemy, 26 February
Notes on Debates, 26 February
Notes on Debates, 27 February
Notes on Debates, 28 February
From Edmund Randolph, 1 March
Notes on Debates, 3 March
Notes on Debates, 4-5 March
Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 4 March
To Edmund Randolph, 4 March
Memorandum on a Revenue Plan, [ca. 6 March]
Report on Restoring Public Credit, [6 March]
Notes on Debates, 6 March
Notes on Debates, 7 March
From Edmund Randolph, 7 March
Notes on Debates, 10 March
Notes on Debates, 11 March
Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 11 March
To Edmund Randolph, 11 March
Notes on Debates, 12-15 March
Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 12 March
To Edmund Randolph, 12 March
Robert R. Livingston to Virginia Delegates, 15 March
From Edmund Pendleton, 15 March
From Edmund Pendleton, 15 March
Notes on Debates, 17 March
Notes on Debates, 18 March
Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, [18 March]
To Edmund Randolph, 18 March
Notes on Debates, 19 March
Notes on Debates, 20 March
Benjamin Harrison to Virginia Delegates, 20 March
Notes on Debates, 21 March
Notes on Debates, 22 March
From Jacquelin Ambler, 22 March
From Edmund Randolph, 22 March
Notes on Debates, 24 March
Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 24 March
To James Maury, 24 March
To Edmund Randolph, 24 March
Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 25 March
To Edmund Randolph, 25 March
Notes on Debates, 26 March
Annotations on Copy of Report on Restoring Public Credit [ca. 26 March]
Amendment to Report on Restoring Public Credit, [27 March]
Notes on Debates, 27 March
Virginia Delegates to Virginia Auditors of Public Accounts, 27 March
Amendment to Report on Restoring Public Credit, [28 March]
Notes on Debates, 28 March
Motion for Reports by Superintendent of Finance, [29 March]
Notes on Debates, 29 March
Benjamin Harrison to Virginia Delegates, 29 March
From Edmund Randolph, 29 March
Report on Robert R. Livingston's Funds, [31 March]
Notes on Debates, 31 March
From Edmund Pendleton, 31 March
Notes on Debates, 1 April
Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 1 April
To Edmund Randolph, 1 April
Notes on Debates, [4?] April
Notes on Debates, 7 April
Notes on Debates, 8 April
Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, ca. 8 April - Missing Letter
To Edmund Randolph, 8 April
Notes on Debates, 9 April
Notes on Debates, 10 April
Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 10 April
To Edmund Randolph, 10 April
Notes on Debates, 11 April
Notes on Debates, 12 April
From Jacquelin Ambler, 12 April
Benjamin Harrison to Virginia Delegates, 12 April
Notes on Debates, 14 April
From Thomas Jefferson, 14 April
From Edmund Pendleton, 14 April
Notes on Debates, 15 April
Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 15 April - Missing Letter
From the Reverend James Madison, 15 April
To Edmund Randolph, 15 April
Notes on Debates, 16 April
Amendment to Report on Restoring Public Credit, [17 April]
Notes on Debates, 17 April
Notes on Debates, 18 April
From Jacquelin Ambler, 19 April
Benjamin Harrison to Virginia Delegates, 19 April
Notes on Debates, 21-22 April
Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 22 April
To Thomas Jefferson, 22 April
To Edmund Randolph, 22 April
From George Washington, 22 April
Notes on Debates, 23-24 April
Report on Address to the States by Congress, [25 April]
Notes on Debates, 25-26 April
From Edmund Randolph, 26 April
Virginia Delegates to Benjamin Harrison, 29 April
To Edmund Randolph, 29 April
To George Washington, 29 April
Index

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