David Sewall charge to the grand jury, ca. 1789.

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David Sewall charge to the grand jury, ca. 1789.

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Document, being a charge to the grand jury, written by Sewall, judge of the U.S. District Court, District of Maine, believed to pertain to the indictment of Thomas Bird for piracy, the first such case tried under the laws of the U.S.

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Maine Historical Society Library

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Bird, Thomas, 1749-1790

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United States. District Court (Maine)

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U.S. district and circuit courts were created by the Judiciary Act of 1789 under the authority of the constitutional provision that the judicial power of the United States be vested in a Supreme Court and in such inferior courts as the Congress may establish. The Judiciary Act provided that these courts were to have original jurisdiction in cases involving crimes, remedies of common law, and aliens suing for a tort. The district courts were to have exclusive original cognizance of c...

Sewall, David, 1735-1825

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Lawyer and judge, of York, Me. From the description of David Sewall charge to the grand jury, ca. 1789. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 228071185 From the description of Court docket book, 1800-1803. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70974578 Sewall graduated from Harvard University (1755); he was a judge for the U.S. District Court, Maine (1789-1818). From the description of Letter, 17 January 1795. (Harvard...