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Clagett, William Horace, 1838-1901 [List of orders for a printed Congressional speech]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03481.15.03 Author/Creator: Clagett, William Horace, 1838-1901 Place Written: s.l. Type: Document Date: circa 16 March 1872 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 32 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

Lists the names and corresponding number of copies ordered for a print of a speech delivered 16 March 1872 by William Horace Claggett, United States Representative from Montana 1871-1872. List includes six signatures: Claggett, William Theopilus Jones (Wyoming), Jerome Bunty Chaffee (Colorado), among others. Speech was delivered on "The nature of the Supreme Court & District Courts in the Territories."

Clagett, William Horace, 1838-1901
Jones, William Theopilus, 1842-1882
Chaffee, Jerome Bunty, 1825-1886

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