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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02471.10 |
| From Archive Folder | Items relating to members of Continental Congress, including Congress of 1774 |
| Title | Warrant for arrest of Moses Bishop |
| Date | 11 October 1768 |
| Author | De Hart, John (1728-1795) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | [Continental Congress members] |
| Subjects | Crime Law American Statesmen |
| People | De Hart, John (1728-1795) |
| Theme | Law; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | DE HART, John, (1728-1795), Delegate from New Jersey; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; was made a sergeant-at-law on September 11, 1770; was one of the signers of the Articles of Association in 1774; Member of the Continental Congress 1774-1776; member of the committee who prepared the draft for the New Jersey State constitution in June 1776; elected chief justice of the State supreme court September 4, 1776, and served until February 5, 1777; mayor of Elizabethtown under the revised charter and served from November 1789 until his death in 1795. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |