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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01615 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1788 |
| Title | Report of judges and the attorney general on the case of Jacob Dryer |
| Date | 9 December 1788 |
| Author | McKean, Thomas (1734-1817) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | 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. |
| Subjects | Law Judiciary Death Penalty Criminals and Outlaws Immigration and Migration |
| People | McKean, Thomas (1734-1817) |
| Place written | Trenton, New Jersey |
| Theme | Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Signer of the Declaration of Independence. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |