Copy of a James Madison Letter in Thomas Jefferson's Hand. JEFFERSON, THOMAS. 1743-1826. -- [MADISON, JAMES. 1751-1836.] Autograph Manuscript Signed integrally, 'Th. Jefferson,' headed 'Extract of a letter from James Madison to Th. Jefferson dated June 14, 1795. Orange.' 4to (175 x 184 mm). Small chip along top edge, two light horizontal creases from being folded, a bit of minor offsetting from the ink. Provenance: Unnamed consignor (Sotheby's New York, 2 December 1981, lot 496). MANUSCRIPT COPY IN THOMAS JEFFERSON'S HAND OF A LETTER RECEIVED FROM JAMES MADISON, in which Madison discussed a debt owed by Dutch-born merchant Arnold Henry Dohrman to Philip Mazzei. Mazzei was an Italian physician and a close personal friend and neighbor of Jefferson. On April 24, 1796, Jefferson wrote the Mazzei privately criticizing the Jay Treaty and the Federalist Party. The letter, known now as the 'Mazzei letter,' was published without Jefferson's knowledge and loomed over the rest of his political career and soured his relationship with George Washington. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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