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McKean, Thomas, 1734-1817 to John Hay

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01501 Author/Creator: McKean, Thomas, 1734-1817 Place Written: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Type: Letter signed Date: December 5, 1792 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 9.5 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

McKean, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, instructs Hay, Treasurer of York County, to pay Henry Miller for service as a Pennsylvania elector during the first Presidential election.

McKean, Thomas, 1734-1817
Hay, John, 1733-1810
Miller, Henry, 1751-1824

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