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James Wilson docket book, 1768
James Wilson was one of Pennsylvania's leading politicians during the nation's founding years. He signed the Declaration of Independence, assisted in drafting the United States Constitution, and was a member of the Continental Congress. Wilson was also one of six men apointment by George Was...
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| Collection: | James Wilson papers (#0721) |
| Alternate Date: | 1768 |
| Dimensions: | 22.5 x 32.3 cm |
| Call Number: | 0721 |
| Box Number: | Box 12 |
| Folder Number: | Folder 1-23 |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org) |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/15384 |
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James Wilson was one of Pennsylvania's leading politicians during the nation's founding years. He signed the Declaration of Independence, assisted in drafting the United States Constitution, and was a member of the Continental Congress. Wilson was also one of six men apointment by George Washington to the first Supreme Court of the United States. The pages in this docket book are numbered in ink, and later in pencil (by repository). Some of the numbers (mostly blank pages) are scribbled out. Pages numbered through 162 are written from the front of the book. Pages 214-163 were originally written from near the back of the book (upside-down and backward), and have been re-oriented and re-ordered to read correctly. Page numbering is upside-down in the bottom corners on these pages, and they are also designated in their file names by a "B" suffix. The pages beginning with 215 were again written moving from the front of the book and required no re-orientation or re-ordering. Pages 221-222 are missing in the original manuscript. |
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