The Papers of James Madison project, housed at the University of
Virginia, was established in 1956 to publish annotated volumes of
the correspondence and writings of James Madison, the Virginia
statesman most often remembered for his public service as "Father
of the Constitution" and as fourth president of the United
States.
The published volumes provide accurate texts of Madison's
incoming and outgoing correspondence, informative notes on textual
and subject matters, and comprehensive indexes. They are
incomparably rich sources for students of Madison's life and
valuable research tools for those interested in the general history
of the period in which Madison lived (1751-1836).
The project has collected more than 27,000 copies of documents
related to Madison's life, including letters, essays, notes,
diaries, account books, ledgers, wills, legal papers, and
inventories. The project serves the public by translating into
print these decaying and often nearly illegible manuscripts,
thereby preserving them for future generations and making them
easier to use. The published volumes also make the contents of
Madison-related documents--the originals of which are housed in
some 250 archives worldwide--easily accessible to libraries and
interested individuals anywhere books travel.
The "Secretary of State Series" documents Madison's diplomatic
and political career in the two administrations of Thomas
Jefferson, 1801-9, during which he oversaw the negotiations for the
Louisiana Purchase and the integration of those territories into
the United States and attempted to maintain a viable neutrality for
the United States vis-a-vis warring France and Great Britain. As
secretary of state, Madison presided over one of the busiest
offices in Washington. He was responsible for the Patent Office,
issued all federal commissions, saw that the public laws were put
into print, and served as the official liaison between the
president and the governors of states and territories. Most
important for these volumes, Madison was the addressee of
diplomatic pouches and letters from five ministers and over fifty
consuls worldwide, as well as about a dozen commissioners.
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