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02 April 1757

Waller, Benjamin, fl. 1757-1761

Document signed

Title: Subpoena: lawsuit between James Madison, Sr., and Carter Braxton

Subpoena document, signed by Benjamin Waller, in a lawsuit between James Madison, Sr., and Carter Braxton, dated April 2, [1757].

GLC00099.001

29 May 1761

Waller, Benjamin, fl. 1757-1761

Manuscript document signed

Title: Document, in re: James Madison, Sr., vs. Carter Braxton

Document, signed by Benjamin Waller, in the case of James Madison, Sr., vs. Carter Braxton, May 29, [1761]. Concerning lands in Orange County, Va. Folded into book. A1v has written: "Madison &c. / v. / Braxton"

GLC00099.004

14 April 1761

Waller, Benjamin, fl. 1757-1761

Document signed

Title: to James Madison re: lawsuit between James Madison, Sr and Carter Braxton

Document ordering partition of "the Ten thousand acres of Land at the little Mountain in the County of Orange."

GLC00099.010

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