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Madison, James (1751-1836) [Presidential appointment of Thomas Rutter as Marshal for the District of Maryland].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00043.09 Author/Creator: Madison, James (1751-1836) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Document signed Date: 22 November 1816 Pagination: 1 p. + docket 41 x 26 cm Order a Copy

Countersigned by Secretary of State James Monroe. Appointment is from 22 November 1816 until the end of the next session of the Senate of the United States.

Signer of the U.S. Constitution.

Madison, James, 1751-1836
Monroe, James, 1758-1831

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