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Unknown [Acknowledgment of legal counsel in case of James Swan v. John Campbell]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03437 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: January 1787 Pagination: 1 p. ; 10 x 21.4 cm. Order a Copy

Note about a New York Supreme Court case pitting James Swan against John Campbell. Acknowledges Balthazar DeHaert as Swan's attorney, defending him against John Campbell's charge of trespass. See GLC02437.03690 for related information.

Campbell, John, fl. 1782-1787
Swan, James, 1754-1830
DeHaert, Balthazar, fl. 1787

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