[MADISON, James, Sr. (1723-1801)]. Manuscript court document referencing a debt owed to Col. James Madison, Sr., father of President James Madison. [Orange County, VA], n.d.
Manuscript document, 8 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. (creasing, wear to edges). Docketed verso.
Madison Sr. petitions the Court of Orange County for judgment against Thomas Wood, who Madison claims owes him 362 pounds of tobacco, 2 shillings, and 6 pence.
James Madison Sr. (1723-1801) owned a large tobacco planation in Orange County, Virginia, that would later become known as Montpelier, the home of his son and fourth president of the United States, James Madison Jr.
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