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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05910 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1819 |
| Title | James Madison to Major Dana regarding employment prospects in Virginia |
| Date | 12 September 1819 |
| Author | Madison, James (1751-1836) |
| Recipient | Dana, Major |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Former President Madison answers an inquiry regarding employment prospects in Virginia: "The motives you assign for your letter, among which is a sense of duty to your parents, are entitled to respect. But I cannot encourage you to seek a fulfilment of them in this quarter. The modes of husbandry here are very different from those to which you are accustomed; and the labour is generally preformed by negroes whom a stranger would not advantageously superintend. I can only wish you therefore a better prospect of success elsewhere." Madison possibly writes from Montpelier, his Virginia estate. 1 black and white bust engraving of Madison included. |
| Subjects | President Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Labor Slavery African American History |
| People | Madison, James (1751-1836) Dana, Major (fl. 1819) |
| Theme | The Presidency; Agriculture; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |