Creator
[James Harris, First Earl of Malemsbury].
Title
An Introduction to the History of the Dutch Republic, for the Last Ten Years, Reckoning from the Year 1777.
Coverage
London:
Publisher
G. Kearsley
Date
1788
Description
This book was James Madison’s personal copy and was signed by him. One reason that he was reading about other republics was to get an idea of how their countries and governments were run. The Netherlands’ government influenced Madison and is the subject of the 20th. NF. Federalist Paper.
Source
James Madison. Term: 1809-1817, Democratic-Republican Party
Contributor
From the Collection of Susan Jaffe Tane
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