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Teackle,L. D.
Annapolis, July 13, 1824

*********: I take the liberty of leading to you a plea for adjusting the
"tested question" which is ********** in the Congress of the United States -
although ********* assume to the organization of such a system yet of
the conclusion has been made, and best interests of the Country have
in *****, ***** committed to a competition, by the means of which for this
of the National ********** may be covered to uninvited perpetuation of
its [illegible], I have thought that it might be prudent to adopt a course
by which [illegible] accommodation of [illegible] might [illegible] and the
case of the [illegible] until its trial extinguishes.

- I have discovered to avoid obligations on the scene of [sustainability?],
and so to constitute the [illegible] that it endures to the common good -
- it [illegible] that its operation would produce immediate results
that if [Ronald?] yielded to the private [illegible] fair return of
[illegible] would the full reimbursement of this Capital - and that, in
addition to [illegible] [illegible] in aid of the [illegible] of Tuesday, [illegible]
of the [illegible] would be augmented by it to every beneficial extent.

With particular candidates after and *******

I am, [illegible] for, your very obedient servant,

Littleton Dennis Teackle
To James Madison, Esq., President