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Preferred Citation:

Thomas B. Martin Executors' Petition, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

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Purchased as gift from Dr. Thomas J. Pullen.

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Scope and Contents

Petition, ca. 1799, of Gabriel Jones of Rockingham County, Va., (Robert Macky [Robert Mackey ?] of Winchester, Va. and John S. Woodcock of Frederick County, [Va.] executors of Thomas B[ryan] Martin to George Wythe  , judge of the High Court of Chancery, asking for an injunction in the sale of Martin's lands in lawsuit [Commonwealth v. Martin's Executors]. Bears note by George Wythe awarding injunction.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Petitions
• Virginia. High Court of Chancery