Butler, Pierce (1744-1822) And to make all Laws, not repugnant to this Constitution....
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00819.12 Author/Creator: Butler, Pierce (1744-1822) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: 20 August 1787 Pagination: 1 p. Order a Copy
Half sheet of paper signed "P. Butler." A brief fragment concerning Congress' power to legislate. Date from Hutson.
Notes: Date from James H. Hutson
Signer of the U.S. Constitution.
And to make all Laws, not repugnant to this Constitution that may be Necessary for Carrying into Execution the foregoing powers and such other powers as may be vested by this Constitution in the Legislature of the United States.
P. Butler.
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