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Field name | Value |
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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 |