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Chase, Samuel, 1741-1811 to John E. Howard

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02296 Author/Creator: Chase, Samuel, 1741-1811 Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 30 September 1791 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 25.2 cm, Width: 20.6 cm Order a Copy

Writes to the governor of Maryland to formally accept the appointment of chief judge of the Supreme Court. States he will come to Annapolis on Monday.

Chase, Samuel, 1741-1811
Howard, John Eager, 1752-1827

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