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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 [Appointment of John McLean as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01734 Author/Creator: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 7 March 1829 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 37.6 cm, Width: 47.1 cm Order a Copy

Countersigned by James Hamilton as acting Secretary of State. Autograph note signed by Charles H. W. Wharton on verso certifies that McLean has sworn to support the Constitution of the United States. Docketed on verso by Wharton. Writing is faded on document. Paper seal on left side.

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Hamilton, James, 1767-1839
McLean, John, 1785-1861

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