Charge book, ca. 1802-1806.

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Charge book, ca. 1802-1806.

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Instructions to grand juries of the U.S. Third Circuit delivered by Chase as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. The charges reflect Chase's highly political viewpoints on federalism, representative government, separation of powers, civil liberties, and the rule of law.

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