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Invitation to dinner; on verso is poem "Extempore at the Convention in Virginia," written by Morris, satirizing the slowness of the proceedings of the Virginia convention called to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

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Sends client a second subpoena as the first was never returned, concerning a suit in Chancery Court which involved title to land in Fauquier County, Virginia; asks that any depositions or affidavits be forwarded to him.

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Petition of John Marshall acting on behalf of Robert Morris requesting that the High Court of Chancery of the Commonwealth of Virginia subpoena William Alexander and Company, compelling them to make a full accounting of their dealings while employed as tobacco agents in Virginia for Morris.

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In response to a letter of Washington's, John Marshall discusses the legalities of caveats and land patents. Original is located in the Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

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Discusses general English legal history of intestacy, and Virginia's laws concerning priority of payment of a decedent's debts by an executor.

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Indenture conveying Philip and Caroline Turpin's Richmond lot number 786 to John Marshall. Original is located in the Collection of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, on deposit at the Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia.

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Asks for Thomas Walker's account rendered to John Syme for other materials which will help him John Marshall to argue Walker's court case. Original is located in the Page Walker Manuscripts, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Virginia.

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Gives Colonel Reuben Lindsay an order upon John Marshall for twelve pounds. Original is located in the Nicholas Papers, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Virginia.

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Discusses John Marshall's financial obligations to him, including £20 for a chariot; asks him to pay governor Henry Lee for a hogshead of wine for him; mentions he is setting out immediately for Williamsburg.

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Advises Francis Walker to take testimony showing the value of his lands which formerly belonged to Mr. Nicholas Meriwether in preparation of his case; discusses Walker's other case against William Cabell. Original is located in the Page Walker Manuscripts, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Virginia.

Scope and Contents The case will probably be heard in March and Mrs. Turnbull's presence will not be material; the subjects which the testimony should point to are the fortune of Mr. Turnbull, the injury done that of Mrs. Turnbull, and the expenses she has incurred since the separation; if Charles Lee can learn that, he will prove himself useful in Alexandria. Original is located in the Collection of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, on deposit at the Virginia Historical Society,...