Influential lawyer, jurist, and Harvard Law School professor (1779-1845) who served on the Supreme Court from 1811 to 1845. ALS, one page both sides, 8 x 9.75, December 9, 1823. Letter to Judge Davis concerning a meeting of the Harvard Board of Overseers, in part: "I have been waiting some time for Mr. Pickering…in order to call a final meeting of the Committee of Overseers on the state of Harvard College. He now informs me that he shall be engaged all next week & I have concluded to call the members together on Friday next…as this will be a very short notice I have thought it best to send to you & request you to do me the favour of notifying all the members in Boston & its vicinity…the members of the Committee are as follows (besides Mr. Pickering & myself) Honble Richard Sullivan, Honble Mr. Leland of Roxbury, the Revd Charles Lowell, Revd Henry Ware of Boston & Honble Samuel Hubbard—I suppose Mr. Sullivan could be easily informed through his brother…Mr. Leland has some professional office or friend in Boston. I am sorry to give you so much trouble; but unless we have an early meeting the business will be left unfinished until after I return from Washington." Franked on the integral address panel, "Paid, J. S." In very good to fine condition, with light staining not affecting readability, and repaired seal-related paper loss to the integral address leaf.
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