McKean, Thomas (1734-1817) [Report of judges and the attorney general on the case of Jacob Dryer].
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01615 Author/Creator: McKean, Thomas (1734-1817) Place Written: Trenton, New Jersey Type: Document signed Date: 9 December 1788 Pagination: 3 p. 33 x 21 cm Order a Copy
Also signed by State Supreme Court Judge George Bryan and Jurist William Bradford. Concludes that the state "Council may legally issue a warrant for the Execution of the prisoner..." Dryer had been convicted of burglary and pardoned on condition of leaving the United States. He violated that condition.
Signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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