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To James Madison from William Branch Giles, 31 August 1809 (Abstract)

§ From William Branch Giles

31 August 1809, Wigwam, Amelia County, Virginia. The Virginia senator recommends John Love [member of the House of Representatives] and Alexander Scott of Georgetown as persons qualified for the District of Columbia judgeship that is now vacant. Encloses Scott’s letter to him, so that JM may be better informed.

RC and enclosure (DNA: RG 59, Letters of Application, 1809–17). 2 pp. Postmarked: “Richmd. Va. / Sep 5.”

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    To James Madison from William Branch Giles, 31 August 1809 (Abstract)
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    Giles, William Branch
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    Madison, James
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    31 August 1809

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    “To James Madison from William Branch Giles, 31 August 1809 (Abstract),” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/03-01-02-0383. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Presidential Series, vol. 1, 1 March–30 September 1809, ed. Robert A. Rutland, Thomas A. Mason, Robert J. Brugger, Susannah H. Jones, Jeanne K. Sisson, and Fredrika J. Teute. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1984, p. 346.]

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