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Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815 [Letter from Jonathan Williams to Thomas McKean, forwarded to Henry Knox]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04285 Author/Creator: Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Printed letter Date: 15 July 1789 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 30.5 cm, Width: 23.7 cm Order a Copy

Printed letter from Jonathan Williams to Thomas McKean, "Chief Judge of the Supreme Judicial Court of Pennsylvania." Forwarded to Henry Knox and signed by hand, "The Honble. H Knox Esq. from his affectionate & respectfull Friend & obedt Servant The author." A printed note at the top emphasizes that the author "offer[s] it for public consideration." Provides his opinions regarding commerce and international trade, and how these pertain to a legal case upon which Judge McKean has recently ruled.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815
McKean, Thomas, 1734-1817

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