March 4.
April.

June 1-27.

July-Oct.

Nov. 8.

Nov.

Dec.

1789.

Jan.

Feb. 2.

Feb. 24.
March.

April 2.

1787-1790.

Attending Congress at New York.

Begins Writing The Federalist.

In Philadelphia.

Returns to New York.

Sets out for Virginia.

Elected a Member of Virginia Convention.
In the Convention.

Attending Congress at New York.

Defeated in Legislature for U. S. Senate.
In Philadelphia.

Leaves for Orange.

Contesting for Election to House of Representa

tives.

Elected to House of Representatives.

At Mount Vernon on his Way to New York.
Arrives at New York.

Made Member of Committee on Rules of House of
Representatives.

xvi

CHRONOLOGY OF JAMES MADISON.

June 6, 17, Speeches on Removals from Office.

18, 22.

June 8.

June 29.

Aug. 13.

Sept. 3,

18, 28. Oct.

1790.

January.

Feb. 3.

Speech on Amendments to the Constitution.
Speech on the Duties of the Comptroller.
Speech on Amendments to the Constitution.
Speeches on Location of Capital.

Returns to Orange.

In New York Attending Congress.

Speech on Naturalization.

Introduces Resolution to Provide for Public Debt.
Speech on Public Debt.

Feb. II.

Feb. 24.

Speech on Assumption of State Debts.

To George Washington, September 30th

4

Opposition to Constitution in Congress-Prospects of

approval.

To Edmund Randolph, October 7th

8

Opposition to Constitution in Massachusetts and

Pennsylvania.

9

To George Washington, October 14th.

Pinckney's pamphlet-Opposition to the Constitution

-Arrangements for the Western country.

Mason's opposition-Pendleton's attitude-Henry's
attitude Opposition.

To Edmund Randolph, October 21st

II

15

Books for the University-Opposition in Virginia-

Favorable reception of Constitution.

To Thomas Jefferson, October 24th

17

Books received-Sends copy of Constitution and ex-

planation-Prospects of ratification-Payment of loan-
Crops-Georgia.

42

To George Washington, October 28th

Reasons for ratification-Pinckney's character-

Sketch of the Potomac.

V

53

To George Washington, November 18th

Criticism of Constitution in Virginia-Progress in other

states-Sends seven numbers of Federalist-No Con-
gress yet.

To Edmund Randolph, November 18th

56

Randolph's

scheme-Progress of Constitution-

Foreign news-Congress.

To George Washington, November 20th

59

Encloses numbers of Federalist—Foreign news— -Pro-

gress of Constitution.

To Edmund Randolph, December 2d

60

No quorum in Congress-Progress of the Constitution

-The Federalist.

To George Washington, December 7th .

61

Sends numbers of the Federalist-Chances for adop-

tion of the Constitution.

To Thomas Jefferson, December 9th

62

Books-Trees-Birds and animals-Chances for the

adoption of the Constitution-Henry's opposition-Un-
certainty about European affairs.

To George Washington, December 14th

69

Proceedings of the Assembly.

To George Washington, December 20th

71

R. H. Lee's letter-Objections in Virginia-Jay's

opinions-Chances of ratification.

To Thomas Jefferson, December 20th

74

Morris's contract-Progress towards ratification-Old

government expiring-Work on the Potomac-Virginia

council.