Letter to Reuben Walworth, 27 May 1840.
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Walworth, Reuben Hyde, 1788-1867
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Chancellor of New York. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Saratoga Springs, to Messrs. Gould, Banks & Co., Law Booksellers, N.Y., 1841 Nov. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270659191 U.S. representative from New York, jurist, and army officer. From the description of Reuben Hyde Walworth correspondence, 1838-1857. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981603 ...
New York State Court of Chancery
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Chapter 12 of the Laws of 1788 gave the Court of Chancery the responsibility for overseeing the well being and property of persons deemed idiots or lunatics and infant trustees (persons under the age of 21 whose person and estate are under the care of a trustee of guardian). This responsibility was extended to habitual drunkards by Chapter 109 of the Laws of 1821. The power of the Chancellor to appoint a committee or receiver for an idiot or lunatic is derived from English precedent. His power t...
Spencer, John C. (John Canfield), 1788-1855
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John C. Spencer served as a Congressman from New York from 1817-1819, and was later Secretary of War and then Secretary of the Treasury in the administration of President Tyler. From the description of John C. Spencer letter : to John S. Larned, 1818 February 13. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 779599386 American lawyer and cabinet officer. From the description of Autograph letters (2) signed : House of Representatives, to George Boyd, Esq. Pens...
