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Supreme Court Bill from the Supreme Court

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04545 Author/Creator: Supreme Court Place Written: [s.l.] Type: Manuscript document Date: 8 August 1806 Pagination: 3p. + docket 40.6 x 16.4 Order a Copy

The document is a bill for the Supreme Court case of James Jackson and Catherine Patterson against Joseph Duel. The presiding attorney was W. Patterson.

Patterson, W., fl. 1806
Patterson, Catherine, fl. 1803-1822
Jackson, James, fl. 1806
Duel, Joseph, fl. 1806

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