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Madison, James, 1751-1836 [Presidential appointment of Thomas Rutter as Marshal for the District of Maryland].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00043.09 Author/Creator: Madison, James, 1751-1836 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: November 22, 1816 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 41 x 26 cm Order a Copy

Countersigned by Secretary of State James Monroe. Appointment is from 22 November 1816 until the end of the next session of the Senate of the United States.

Madison, James, 1751-1836
Monroe, James, 1758-1831

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