ALS, one page, 7.5 x 9.5, October 30, 1828. Handwritten letter to Peter Stephen Du Ponceau, written by Madison from his Montpelier home. In full: "I have received yours of the 25th and have the pleasure of inclosing a copy of the paper which is the subject of it. Permit me to accompany it with renewed assurances of my great & cordial esteem, and the sincere return from Mrs. Madison of your kind remembrances." Gorgeously cloth-matted and framed with a portrait and plaque to an overall size of 26.25 x 25. In fine condition, with a small area of restored paper loss to the lower blank area.
Peter Stephen Du Ponceau (1760–1844) was a French-American linguist, philosopher, and jurist who emigrated to America to serve in the Revolutionary War, later making major contributions to the study of Native American languages and the understanding of written Chinese.
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