Samuel Chase papers [microform] 1766-1804.

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Samuel Chase papers [microform] 1766-1804.

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Samuel Chase was a Maryland lawyer, congressman, and judge. He was a delegate to the First and Second Continental Congresses and signed the Declaration of Independence. In 1796 President George Washington appointed Chase an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. In 1804 he was accused of malfeasance in office and impeachment articles were filed. Chase is the only justice ever impeached by the House of Representatives; however, he was acquitted by the Senate. These letters from Chase were addressed to the Council of Safety of Maryland, the Committee of Safety of Pennsylvania, William Bradford, David Wooster, Caesar Rodney, Thomas Johnson, William Smallwood, George Washington, and Chase's children. Several contracts are also included.

31 letters.

Maryland Historical Society Library

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Chase, Samuel, 1741-1811

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Samuel Chase (April 17, 1741 – June 19, 1811) was a Founding Father of the United States, an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, and a signatory to the Continental Association and United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland. He was impeached by the House of Representatives on grounds of letting his partisan leanings affect his court decisions but was acquitted by the Senate and remained in office. Born near Princess Anne, Maryland, Chase establi...