1To James Madison from Francis Brooke, February 1794 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
February 1794. Applies for the customs collectorship at Tappahannock, Virginia. RC ( DLC : Washington Papers). 3 pp. Badly faded. Addressed by Brooke to JM in Philadelphia. Francis Taliaferro Brooke (1763–1851) was the brother of Robert Brooke, who became governor of Virginia in December 1794. Although Francis Brooke was married to a niece of George Washington, the president appointed Laurence...