Letters and legal opinion, 1798-1823
| Contribuinte(s) |
Hopkinson, Joseph , 1770-1842 (recipient.) Mercer, Charles T. (recipient.) |
|---|---|
| Data(s) |
31/12/1969
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| Resumo |
Legal opinion on an equity case (1798). Four letters to an unnamed correspondent (1801) regarding a shipment of papers; Joseph Hopkinson, member of Congress (1817) regarding a judiciary bill; a note (1818) to the cashier of the Bank of Columbia; and to Charles T. Mercer (1823) regarding property in Loudoun County, Virginia. Folder also contains newspaper clippings (ca. 1830-1842) regarding Washington's life and career, including one taken from the Journal of Law. Bushrod Washington, nephew of George Washington, was a member of the Virginia Convention to ratify the U.S. Constitution (1787) and an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1798-1829). Small Manuscript Collection, Harvard Law School Library. |
| Formato |
5 sheets (5 p.) |
| Identificador |
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HLS.LIBR:17811010 http://ids.lib.harvard.edu/ids/view/51633276?width=150&height=150&usethumb=y http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HLS.LIBR:17811010 http://colonialnorthamerican.library.harvard.edu/prod/cna/2229211 |
| Idioma(s) |
eng |
| Publicador |
Law School |
| Palavras-Chave | #Washington, Bushrod--1762-1829 #Equity pleading and procedure--Virginia |
