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Wilson, James, 1742-1798 [Receipt for salary as U. S. Supreme Court Justice]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00348 Author/Creator: Wilson, James, 1742-1798 Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: 2 April 1796 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 10 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Verifies receipt of $875 for a quarter term's salary ending on 31 March 1796. Received of Samuel Meredith, Treasurer of United States.

Wilson, James, 1742-1798
Meredith, Samuel, 1741-1817

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