John Bissell letter and deposition, 1833 to Phineas Miner, Litchfield, Conn.

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John Bissell letter and deposition, 1833 to Phineas Miner, Litchfield, Conn.

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A brief letter to Phineas Miner, Litchfield, Connecticut, on the verso of an unsigned deposition by a Mr. Edwards that John Bissell of New York City tried to obtain. Bissell tried to get Edwards to attest to the differences between imported and American-made handkerchiefs, lace, edging, sewing silk and other ladies' accessories, and swear that American products were inferior in quality if they were made in this country at all.

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Connecticut Historical Society

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Connecticut. County Court (Litchfield County)

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Bissell, John, 1807-1898

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Lawyer; born in Utica, N.Y.; attended Litchfield Law School in 1826 and 1827 and then went to Stamford, Conn., and studied law in the office of his future brother-in-law Charles Hawley; moved to New York City and in 1832 was the first lawyer to be appointed Commissioner of Deeds for the States and Territories; later admitted as a solicitor to the Court of Chancery in New York and attorney to the Supreme Court of the State of New York. From the description of John Bissell commissioner...

Miner, Phineas, 1777-1839.

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