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Marshall, John, 1755-1835 Opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States, delivered by Mr. Chief Justice Marshall ...

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08699 Author/Creator: Marshall, John, 1755-1835 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: 9 March 1829 Pagination: 17 p. : Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy

Title continues, "... March 9th 1829, Justices Washington, Story, Duval, Johnson, and Thompson, also present, In a Writ of Error from the Eastern District of Louisiana, In the Case of Foster & Elam, Plaintiffs in Error, vs. Neilson, Defendant in Error. Messrs. Webster and R. S. Coxe for Plaintiffs, and Mr. W. Jones for Defendant." Case concerns a dispute over a tract of land in eastern Louisiana.

Marshall, John, 1755-1835

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