Questions Legality of Land Purchase and Judicial Power of Secretary of War
Document 1798Refers to correspondence with the Secretary of State and the Honorable David Morgan. Mentions survey of Virginia land and superintendent offices in Louisville in discussion of good land. The Secretary of War has announced the whole business illegal. Questions his judicial power.
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Autograph, Contemporaneous or Certified Copy, Signed
Description
Refers to correspondence with the Secretary of State and the Honorable David Morgan. Mentions survey of Virginia land and superintendent offices in Louisville in discussion of good land. The Secretary of War has announced the whole business illegal. Questions his judicial power.
Date
02/27/1798
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Document number
1798022700001
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1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Nathaniel Masser
Secretary of War
Secretary of State
Timothy Pickering
David Morgan
Mr. Gunderson
John O'Bannion
Mr. Lyttle
Surveyor
Richard Anderson
General Morgan
Anderson
Notable locations
Virginia
Louisville
Green River
Cumberland River
Ohio River