Petition of the President and Professors
Scope and Contents
A petition from the president and professors of the College of William & Mary to Virginia Chief Justice Paul Carrington and other judges requesting that the case between John Bracken and the College be speedily determined. There is also a note from Bracken consenting to having a verdict decided by the October 1787 court term. The petition is signed by College president Bishop James Madison and John Brakcen and includes the Greek temple form of the Collegte seal.
Dates
- Creation: 1787
Creator
- College of William and Mary. Office of the President (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
0.01 Linear Foot
Language
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred by President Davis Y. Paschall's office with no indication of when or from where the petition was received. Accession 1989.135
General
The petition was deacidified and encapsulated by Barrows Lab, Summer 1989.
Subject
- Madison, James, 1749-1812 (Person)
- Bracken, John (Person)
- College of William and Mary--Faculty (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Petition of the President and Professors
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository