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James Madison material can be found in multiple locations in the Huntington Library.
James Madison correspondence with Alexander James Dallas, 1815-1816
James Madison correspondence with Alexander James Dallas, 1815-1816 contains political correspondence between Madison and Alexander James Dallas, who was Madison’s Secretary of the Treasury, Acting Secretary of War, and Acting Secretary of State at various points in this time period. Letters in the collection discuss a variety of concerns including the organization of a peacetime military establishment; economic and financial affairs, including the Second Bank of the United States; U.S. relations with Great Britain, France, Russia, Algeria; and an astronomical observatory. Correspondence also pertains to relationships with Native Americans following the War of 1812, especially in Michigan territory (see letters from May 1815). See the collection’s catalog record for more information and link to the finding aid.
Call number: mssMD
L. Dennis Shapiro collection
In addition, three James Madison items can be found in the L. Dennis Shapiro collection. Note: the Shapiro collection is restricted—it is available only with curatorial approval and requires extended retrieval and delivery time. Contact the library for more information.
Call number: mssShapiro
Single manuscript items
There are a number of single manuscript items in the Library’s collections that document James Madison’s life and career from 1787 to 1830. The bulk of Madison items is correspondence to politicians and statesmen that discusses government and fiscal policies; foreign relations, including:
An item regarding the Tripolitan War
Call number: mssHM 22918
The Aaron Burr conspiracy
Call number: mssHM 25460
The University of Virginia; and the Madison family (land grant)
Call number: mssHM 1855
Search Summon Discovery using the subject terms below in quotes to find records for individual items.
Individual items in other collections
There are also numerous individual Madison items in other archival collections held by the Library, including:
James K. Polk papers
Call number: mssPolk
Hiram Barney papers
Call number: mssHB
Rufus King papers
Call number: mssRK
William Eaton papers
Call number: mssEA
R.A. Brock collection and papers
Call number: mssBR Boxes 1-397