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Collection Reference Number GLC02437.04261
From Archive Folder The Henry Knox Papers [0089] May-June 1789 
Title Clement Biddle to Henry Knox discussing Biddle's role in the judicial branch of the United States
Date 29 June 1789
Author Biddle, Clement (1740-1814)  
Recipient Knox, Henry  
Document Type Correspondence; Legal document
Content Description Discusses the establishment of a judicial branch for the United States, and his appointment as a justice in Philadelphia. Mentions that his accounts are in order. Has applied to the President for the position of "Marshall of the federal Court for the District of Pennsylvania," but has not yet appealed to any Senators except for those from Pennsylvania. Asks for Knox's help and recommendation. He and his wife also send their respects to Mrs. Knox.
Subjects Revolutionary War General  Government and Civics  Office Seeker  Judiciary  Finance  Congress  
People Biddle, Clement (1740-1814)  Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  Knox, Lucy Flucker (1756-1824)  
Place written Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Theme Creating a New Government; Government & Politics; Law; The Presidency
Sub-collection The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859