Isaac Griffin to James Madison, Mar. 2

I take this method, of bidding you a last farewell, and of thanking you, for the benefit I have derived, as one of the citizens of the united states, from your able, and faithfull services, in some of the most important stations in the gift of a free people—At your time of life, repose is desirable, and almost necessary—In retirement, I wish you all the happiness, that you can derive, from the reflection on a life spent for the benefit of your country, rather than for your own—With the greatest respect I remain your very Huml–Servt–