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- GLC#
- GLC00647
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- October 29, 1788
- Author/Creator
- Madison, James, 1751-1836
- Title
- to Eliza Trist
- Place Written
- New York, New York
- Pagination
- 2 p. : address ; Height: 23 cm, Width: 19 cm
- Language
- English
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Age of Jefferson & Madison
One letter addressed to Eliza Trist from James Madison dated New York, October 29. Discusses his travel plans and health. Also mentions a man named John, whom Madison arranged to be placed in the Almhouse (center for the homeless). 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."
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