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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 [An Act for regulating Processes in the Courts of the United States, and providing Compensations for the Officers of the said Courts, and for Jurors and Witnesses]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03561 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Document signed Date: 8 May 1792 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 38.5 cm, Width: 24.5 cm Order a Copy

Printed document signed by Jefferson as Secretary of State. Also signed in type by Jonathan Trumbull as Speaker of the House of Representatives, Richard Henry Lee as President pro tempore of the Senate, and approved by George Washington as President. Decided at the first session of the second Congress held at Philadelphia, 24 October 1791. Establishes regulations for Court processes.

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Trumbull, Jonathan, Jr., 1740-1809

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