To James Madison from Henry A. S. Dearborn, [ante–23] August 1824
From Henry A. S. Dearborn
Boston [ante–23] August 1824
Dear Sir,
I have taken the liberty of send [sic] to you four newspapers containing a defence of my father against the slanders of Genl. [Hull].1 Very respectfully Your most obt. St.
H A S Dearborn
RC (DLC). Day of month not indicated; conjectural day assigned based on JM’s reply on 23 Aug. Docketed by JM. Jefferson docketed an almost word-for-word letter from Dearborn of the same date as received 17 Aug.
1. The newspaper articles were published in four issues of the Boston Statesman, 11–14 Aug. (Maine Hallowell Gazette, 11 Aug. 1824; Boston Columbian Centinel, 14 Aug. 1824). They were later gathered and published in a pamphlet entitled Defence of Gen. Henry Dearborn, against the Attack of Gen. William Hull … (Boston, 1824; 15949). The defense was prompted by the publication of Hull’s Memoirs of the Campaign of the North Western Army of the United States, A.D. 1812 . … (Boston, 1824; 16616).