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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05810 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1806 |
| Title | James Madison to Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, regarding a loan |
| Date | 21 February 1806 |
| Author | Madison, James (1751-1836) |
| Recipient | Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Regrets informing Lafayette that he cannot give him an answer on the loan he requested. Remarks "There is no country where money exists at all that is so unproductive of lenders as this is." States that he hopes Lafayette will have more luck in Europe. Discusses some issues involving the location of Lafayette's land. |
| Subjects | President France Revolutionary War General Finance Economics Banking Land Grant Land Transaction |
| People | Madison, James (1751-1836) Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de (1757-1834) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Presidency; Foreign Affairs; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |