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New York to Peter Miller re: subpoena to appear before the Chancellor

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04560 Author/Creator: New York Place Written: New York Type: Document Date: 1838/09/13 Pagination: 1p. : docket : Height: 17 cm, Width: 19.2 cm Order a Copy

The subpoena orders Peter Miller to appear before the Chancellor, Reuben H. Walworth, in the Court of Chancery in order to answer to a complaint made by John S. Livingston.

Livingston, John S., fl. 1838
Miller, Peter, fl. 1791-1838
Walworth, Reuben Hyde, 1788-1867

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