George Washington McCrary legal papers, 1872

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George Washington McCrary legal papers, 1872

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The collection contains 2 letters relating to the case of Trebilcock v. Wilson, a U.S. Supreme Court case about whether promissory notes could be paid in legal tender or whether it had to be paid in specie. One of the letters is from McCrary to Charles Baldwin, an attorney involved with the case. The other letter is from McCrary to J.D. Trebilcock, the plaintiff in the case. The collection also contains a legal article, handwritten by McCrary, about taxes on railroads.

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State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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McCrary, George W. (George Washington), 1835-1890

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George Washington McCrary served as an Iowa lawyer, judge, and elected official. He established a law practice in Keokuk in 1856. He served in the Iowa House from 1857-1860, the Iowa Senate from 1861-1865, and the U.S. House of Representatives from 1869-1877. From 1877-1879, he was Secretary of War under Rutherford B. Hayes. From 1880-1884, he was U.S. Judge of the 8th Judicial Circuit and served as general counsel for the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad from 1884-1890. Among ...

United States. Supreme Court

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Supreme Court of the United States, final court of appeal and final expositor of the Constitution of the United States. Within the framework of litigation, the Supreme Court marks the boundaries of authority between state and nation, state and state, and government and citizen. Scope And Jurisdiction The Supreme Court was created by the Constitutional Convention of 1787 as the head of a federal court system, though it was not formally established until Congress passed the Judiciary Act in 17...