[Letter] 1788 May 27, Trenton, [N.J. to] Governor Livingston / David Brearley.

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[Letter] 1788 May 27, Trenton, [N.J. to] Governor Livingston / David Brearley.

Brearley requests of Governor William Livingston of New Jersey that he commission a court in Essex County.

[1] leaf ; 23 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6926734

Smith College, Neilson Library

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Livingston, William, 1723-1790

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William Livingston (November 30, 1723 – July 25, 1790) was an American politician who served as the first non-Colonial governor of New Jersey (1776–1790) during the American Revolutionary War. As a New Jersey representative in the Continental Congress, he signed the Continental Association and the United States Constitution. He is considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Born in Albany, New York, Livingston received his early education from local schools and tutors. At age...

Brearly, David, 1745-1790

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Brearley was a New Jersey lawyer, served as an officer in the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War and was a delegate from New Jersey to the U.S. Constitutional Convention and a signer of the U.S. Constitution. He was the New Jersey Supreme Court Chief Justice from 1779-1789 and was appointed a federal judge in 1789 but died shortly thereafter. From the description of [Letter] 1788 May 27, Trenton, [N.J. to] Governor Livingston / David Brearley. (Smith College). WorldCat record ...