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McKean, Thomas, 1734-1817 Writ of habeas corpus for Thomas Huling

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00184.30 Author/Creator: McKean, Thomas, 1734-1817 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Document signed Date: 31 March 1797 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 11 cm, Width: 34 cm Order a Copy

Partially printed document on blue paper. Counter-signed by Edward Burd on recto. Signed by judges Sam Laird and John Jordan on verso.

Burd, Edward, 1751-1833
Huling, Thomas, fl. 1797
Laird, Samuel, fl. 1797
Jordan, John, fl. 1797

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