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| Collection Reference Number
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GLC03929
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| From Archive Folder
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Documents Relating to 1823
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| Title
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James Madison to John Adlum about wine cultivation
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| Date
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12 April 1823
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| Author
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Madison, James (1751-1836)
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| Recipient
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Adlum, John
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| Document Type
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Correspondence
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| Content Description
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Indicates that he received Adlum's memoir on cultivation of native wines, a bottle of Tokay wine, and a letter from Adlum. Discusses Adlum's memoir at length.
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| Subjects
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President Literature and Language Arts Alcohol Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Gift
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| People
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Madison, James (1751-1836) Adlum, John (1759-1836)
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| Place written
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Montpellier, Virginia
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| Theme
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Arts & Literature; The Presidency; Merchants & Commerce; Agriculture
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| Sub-collection
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The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
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| Additional Information
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Signer of the U.S. Constitution.
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| Copyright
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The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
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| Module
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Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
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| Transcript
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Show/hide Montpellier Apl. 12. 1823 Sir I recd. some days ago the 2 Copies of your Memoir on the cultivation of the wine, with the bottle of your Tokay; and I have misread. Your letter enforcing the importance of making the Vineyard an appurtenance to American Farms. The Memoir merits well the public attention to which it is offered. It is so long since I tested the celebrated wine whose name you have adopted that my memory can not compare its flavour with that of your specimen from an American grape. I am safe I believe in saying that the latter has an affinity to the general character of the good Hungarian wines, & that it can scarcely fail to recommend itself to discriminating palates. The practicability & national economy of substituting, to a great extent at least for the foreign wines on which so large a sum is expended. those which can be produced at home [inserted: without] withdrawing labour from Object better rewarding it is strongly illustrated by your experiments & statements. The introduction of a native wine is not a little recommended [inserted: moreover] by its tendency to substitute a leverage favorable to temperate habits, for the ardent liquors so destructive to the morals, the health, and the social happiness of the American people; and it may be added. Which is so expensive to them also: for besides the actual cost of [inserted: the] intoxicating draughts. The value of the time & strength consumed by them is of not less amount. [2] I shall forward one of the copies of the manor, as you desire to new agricultural Society of Albemarle: to which your letter will also be communicated, that the members may have the benefit of the suggestions & remarks which it contains. Nothing seems to be enacting to the addiction of a desirable article to our productions but decisive efforts, to which the patronage of the agricultural Societies may contribute a reasonable stimulus With friendly respects James Madison J. Adlum, Esq [docket] The Hon.ble James Madison Arpil 15:th 1823 [address] Orange CH Va April 15 1823 John Adlum Esqr Vineyard near George Town Dist: Columbia [free frank] Free James Madison
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