Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 [An act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00818 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Document signed Date: 2 March 1793 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 36 x 24 cm. Order a Copy
Printed document signed by Jefferson as Secretary of State. Signed in type by Jonathan Trumbull as Speaker of the House, John Langdon as President pro tempore of the Senate, and George Washington as President. Results of the second session of the second Congress held at Philadelphia, 5 November 1792. Defines the administration of the Federal circuit courts including their interaction with the Supreme Court.
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