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To James Madison from David Holmes, 9 August 1809 (Abstract)

§ From David Holmes

9 August 1809, Washington, Mississippi Territory. Since writing JM on 7 Aug. Governor Holmes has appointed William B. Shields the territorial attorney general as the office was vacated by a resignation. Alexander Montgomery from Adams County would be a salutary choice for the legislative council.

RC (DNA: RG 59, Territorial Papers, Mississippi). 1 p. Printed in Carter, Territorial Papers, Mississippi, 6:13.

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    To James Madison from David Holmes, 9 August 1809 (Abstract)
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    Holmes, David
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    Madison, James
    Date
    9 August 1809

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    “To James Madison from David Holmes, 9 August 1809 (Abstract),” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/03-01-02-0354. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Presidential Series, vol. 1, 1 March–30 September 1809, ed. Robert A. Rutland, Thomas A. Mason, Robert J. Brugger, Susannah H. Jones, Jeanne K. Sisson, and Fredrika J. Teute. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1984, p. 321.]

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