Letter to Samuel Dexter, 13 November 1796.

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Letter to Samuel Dexter, 13 November 1796.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/235156798

Letter regarding a bankruptcy case, later heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1797 (3 Dallas 369; Emory v. Greenough) and the upcoming national election.

1 folded sheet (3 p.) ; 22.5 cm.

Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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Tilghman, Edward, 1751-1815.

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Edward Tilghman was a leading Philadelphia lawyer; Samuel Dexter, of Charlestown, Mass., was a lawyer and politician. From the description of Letter to Samuel Dexter, 13 November 1796. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 235156798 ...

Dexter, Samuel, 1761-1816

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Dexter was graduated from Harvard in 1781 and admitted to the Worcester bar in 1784. He served as a member of the Massachusetts legislature from 1788-1790 and as a U.S. Congressman from 1793-1795. In 1799, he was elected to the U.S. Senate, but left in 1800 when he was appointed Secretary of War. From 1801-1802, Dexter served as Secretary of the Treasury. During the latter part of his career, he practiced law in Massachusetts. --James Savage (AB Harvard College, 1803) studied law with Isaac Park...