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McKean, Thomas, 1734-1817 [Report of judges and the attorney general on the case of Jacob Dryer].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01615 Author/Creator: McKean, Thomas, 1734-1817 Place Written: Trenton, New Jersey Type: Document signed Date: December 9, 1788 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 33 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Also signed by State Supreme Court Judge George Bryan and Jurist William Bradford. Concludes that the state "Council may legally issue a warrant for the Execution of the prisoner..." Dryer had been convicted of burglary and pardoned on condition of leaving the United States. He violated that condition.

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