Has been appointed councillor of the American philosophical society. Queries made by M. de Marbois. Presented by George Vaux, June 1917, cf. covering letter of June 6,1917 to I.Minis Hays in Archives.
Encloses pecan nuts that he requested and informs him that Madison will try to obtain sugar maple seeds; complains about "the tediousness of writing in Cypher."