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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00647 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1788 |
| Title | James Madison to Eliza Trist discussing his travel plans and health |
| Date | 29 October 1788 |
| Author | Madison, James (1751-1836) |
| Recipient | Madison, James |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses his travel plans and health. Also discusses an indigent man named John (slave), whom Madison feels responsible for. Mentions Edmund Randolph, William Grayson, and Thomas Jefferson. Trist was the daughter of a woman who ran a Philadelphia boarding house where Madison and Jefferson frequently stayed. Signed "Js. Madison Jr." Year inferred by the Library of Congress, Papers of the Delegates of Congress project. |
| Subjects | President Women's History Health and Medical African American Troops Slavery Travel |
| People | Madison, James (1751-1836) Trist, Elizabeth House (d. 1828) Randolph, Edmund (1753-1813) Grayson, William (1736-1790) Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | The Presidency; Women in American History; Health & Medicine; Slavery & Abolition; |
| 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 |