Corbin on contracts: a comprehensive treatise on the rules of contract law.

For example, Francis Corbin in 1819 explained to James Madison that he must postpone an intended visit because of the absence of his son.

Richard Corbin of Virginia wrote in 1759 for the guidance of his steward: "The care of negroes is the first thing to be recommended, that you give me timely notice of their wants that they may be provided with all necessarys.

" She had spoken with Mrs. Stokes-Corbin over the telephone.

" [Footnote 92: Francis Corbin to James Madison, Oct. 10, 1819, in the Massachusetts Historical Society Proceedings, XLIII, 263.]