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James Madison and American Nationality: The View from Virginia

Document Type

Book Chapter

Abstract

Beginning excerpt: "In the spring of 1831, when James Monroe reported from his daughter’s home in New York City that he planned to sell his only remaining land in Virginia, his old compatriot James Madison was heartbroken. Despite Madison’s close knowledge of Monroe’s declining health and dire financial predicament, his friend’s decision to sever his last connection to the Old Dominion apparently came as a shock. In truth, Monroe’s ties to New York were longstanding and hardly incidental."

Publication Title

Revolutionary Prophecies: The Founders and America’s Future

Publication Date

2021

First Page

175

Last Page

193

ISBN

9780813945002

DOI

10.2307/j.ctv1c5cs5f.11

Keywords

James Madison, Virginia

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