John Marshall
Influential American statesman and jurist (1755–1835) who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Among the notable cases over which Marshall presided were the judicial review landmark Marbury v. Madison (1803) and the 1807 trial of Aaron Burr for treason. ALS signed “J. Marshall,” one page, 6 x 7.25, December 4, 1817. Letter to Thomas Morris in New York, in part: "Mr. Richard and myself have looked with some solicitude for a letter from you respecting our Genesee lands. We hope the business has been closed with Mr. Higbee, & all the more anxious on the subject because any delay in redeeming the mortgage may produce some difficulty with the purchasers of the property. Will you have the goodness to give us all the information which you possess." Matted with an engraved portrait (bearing a facsimile signature) to an overall size of 13 x 11. In very good to fine condition, with overall creasing and intersecting folds.
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Influential American statesman and jurist (1755–1835) who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Among the notable cases over which Marshall presided were the judicial review landmark Marbury v. Madison (1803) and the 1807 trial of Aaron Burr for treason. ALS signed “J. Marshall,” one page, 6 x 7.25, December 4, 1817. Letter to Thomas Morris in New York, in part: "Mr. Richard and myself have looked with some solicitude for a letter from you respecting our Genesee lands. We hope the business has been closed with Mr. Higbee, & all the more anxious on the subject because any delay in redeeming the mortgage may produce some difficulty with the purchasers of the property. Will you have the goodness to give us all the information which you possess." Matted with an engraved portrait (bearing a facsimile signature) to an overall size of 13 x 11. In very good to fine condition, with overall creasing and intersecting folds.
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