William Nelson to James Madison, 4 July 1810 (Abstract)

§ From William Nelson

4 July 1810, Williamsburg. Reports a rumor of the death of Judge Cyrus Griffin and suggests St. George Tucker for the vacancy.

RC (DNA: RG 59, LAR, 1809–17, filed under “Tucker”). 2 pp. Nelson was a judge of the General Court of Virginia, 1791–1813 (PJM description begins William T. Hutchinson et al., eds., The Papers of James Madison (1st ser.; vols. 1–10, Chicago, 1962–77; vols. 11–17, Charlottesville, Va., 1977–91). description ends , 6:500 n. 2).

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Title: William Nelson to James Madison, 4 July 1810 (Abstract)
Author: Nelson, William
Recipient: Madison, James
Date: 4 July 1810

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Cite as: “William Nelson to James Madison, 4 July 1810 (Abstract),” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/03-02-02-0499. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Presidential Series, vol. 2, 1 October 1809–2 November 1810, ed. J. C. A. Stagg, Jeanne Kerr Cross, and Susan Holbrook Perdue. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1992, p. 401.]

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