Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796 to James Wilson re: Wilson's role in ratifying Constitution, appointment

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GLC#
GLC04865
Type
Letters
Date
1789/05/20
Author/Creator
Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796
Title
to James Wilson re: Wilson's role in ratifying Constitution, appointment
Place Written
Richmond, Ga
Pagination
3 p. : Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 18.4 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Wayne congratulates Wilson on the adoption of the Federal Constitution: "permit me to add that it was to a display of the perfect knowledge you entertained, & the plain elucidation you gave of the components of the System, which caused it to be approved by the [Ratification] Convention of Penna being the first that met...." Also congratulates Wilson on being appointed to the Chief Justiceship of the US (sic), and seeks a judicial appointment for himself.

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