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Butler, Pierce, 1744-1822 And to make all Laws, not repugnant to this Constitution....

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00819.12 Author/Creator: Butler, Pierce, 1744-1822 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: 20 August 1787 Pagination: 1 p. Order a Copy

Half sheet of paper signed "P. Butler." A brief fragment concerning Congress' power to legislate. Date from Hutson.

Butler, Pierce, 1744-1822

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