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Preferred Citation

Petition of the President and Professors, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred by President Davis Y. Paschall's office with no indication of when or from where the petition was received. Accession 1989.135

Scope and Contents

A petition from the president and professors of the College of William & Mary to Virginia Chief Justice Paul Carrington and other judges requesting that the case between John Bracken and the College be speedily determined. There is also a note from Bracken consenting to having a verdict decided by the October 1787 court term. The petition is signed by College president Bishop James Madison and John Bracken and includes the Greek temple form of the College seal.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Bracken, John
• College of William and Mary--Faculty
• College of William and Mary--History--18th century
• Madison, James, 1749-1812

General

The petition was deacidified and encapsulated by Barrows Lab, Summer 1989.