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Title
Letter Montpellier i.e. Montpelier, Va., to Dear Sir Richard Rush, London, Eng., 1821 Apr. 21
Creator
Madison, James, 1751-1836
Date
1821
Place
United States
,
Virginia--Montpelier
,
West (U.S.)
Language
English
Subjects
Indians of North America
,
Malthusianism
,
Population
Description
Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Text on p. [1]-[7]
Published in Madison, James. The writings of James Madison ... New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1910, v. 9, p. 44-55.
For more information, consult the Special Collections Info. File.
Summary
April 21, 1821, letter from Madison, to Richard Rush, then U.S. minister to Great Britain, refuting the conclusions of William Godwin's Of population (London, 1820), an attack on Malthusian theory which Rush had sent to him. Madison cites evidence of the rapid internal growth of the U.S. population, which Godwin had ascribed to emigration from Europe and questions his information and conclusions regarding the "Missouri Tribes." Also brief comments on the "present commercial dispute" between the United States and Great Britain."
Biographical/Historical Note
Fourth president of the United States.
Extent
1 item (2 folded sheets (8 p.)) ; 26 cm
Format
Correspondence
,
Manuscripts, American
,
Sources
Archival Collection Title
Edward E. Ayer Collection
Rights Status
No Copyright - United States
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The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to
these terms and conditions.
Contributing Institution
Newberry Library
Link to Catalog
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Call Number
Ayer MS 557
BibID
143113
Size
2389px × 2964px 20.29 MB
IIIF Resource Type
Canvas
Filename
991431138805867_Ayer_MS_557_00001.tif
Unique Identifier
NL11IBHL
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