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Excerpt from Memoirs and Letters of Dolly Madison: Wife of James Madison, President of the United States
I propose to lay before the public a se ries of private letters, written, without the most remote idea of publication, by a wo man to her nearest and dearest relations; and their value consists in the fact, capa ble of no misconception, that they furnish an exact transcript of the feelings of the writer, in times of no ordinary trial.
If it were possible to get at the, expres sion of feelings by women in the heart of a community more frequently, recorded in a shape designed to be confidential, it would serve to present the surest and most unfailing idea of its general char acter.
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I propose to lay before the public a se ries of private letters, written, without the most remote idea of publication, by a wo man to her nearest and dearest relations; and their value consists in the fact, capa ble of no misconception, that they furnish an exact transcript of the feelings of the writer, in times of no ordinary trial.
If it were possible to get at the, expres sion of feelings by women in the heart of a community more frequently, recorded in a shape designed to be confidential, it would serve to present the surest and most unfailing idea of its general char acter.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - Dolley Madison
Hardback
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780265170779
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm
Page Count - 220
Paperback
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ISBN - 9781331224594
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm
Page Count - 222
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