Autograph letters signed (6, one a copy) : Albany and New York, to Henry Wheaton, 1817 Dec. 15-1834 June 11.

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Autograph letters signed (6, one a copy) : Albany and New York, to Henry Wheaton, 1817 Dec. 15-1834 June 11.

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Wheaton, Henry, 1785-1848

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Henry Wheaton's career included terms as a reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court (1816-1827) and U.S. chargé d'affaires to Denmark (1827-1834). He was a noted historian of international law. From the description of Letter to Mr. Plumer, ca. 1820. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 235181043 ...

Kent, James, 1763-1847

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These maps were compiled over a period of years by Chancellor Kent, a well-known American jurist who was a dominant state supreme court judge in New York throughout the Federalist era. The extensive manuscript annotations are in his hand. These notes are often dated, some as early as the 1820s and others as late as 1840. It is unclear what prompted Kent to assemble this volume, but a possible reason was his interest in missionary activities, often referred to in the notes, which display an intim...