Description: 1819 antique HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES boston ma LEGAL DOC JT DAVIS district judgeSCROLL DOWN for MORE PHOTOS in DESCRIPTION Click HERE to view or search ANTIQUE.COTTAGE listings. This listing is for the handwritten document:In the House of Representatives of the United States.. something about the judges, marshall, clerks send information to the Speaker of the house.John Davis signs as district judge MassachusettsAnother Davis signature is the clerk.Attest this is a true copy (original handwritten)We have additional papers ephemera from the Davis estate listed separately unless otherwise sold.From wikipedia:John Davis (January 25, 1761 – January 14, 1847) was a delegate to the Massachusetts convention to ratify the United States Constitution, Comptroller for the United States Department of the Treasury, United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.Education and careerBorn on January 25, 1761, in Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America, Davis graduated from Harvard University in 1781 and read law in 1786. He was a delegate to the Massachusetts convention to ratify the United States Constitution in 1788. He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He was a member of the Massachusetts Senate in 1795. He was Comptroller for the United States Department of the Treasury from 1795 to 1796. He was the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts from 1796 to 1801.[1]Federal judicial serviceDavis was nominated by President John Adams on February 18, 1801, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts vacated by Judge John Lowell. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 20, 1801, and received his commission the same day. On March 4, 1813, he swore in Elbridge Gerry as Vice President of the United States at Elbridge's home in Massachusetts.[2] His service terminated on July 10, 1841, due to his resignation.[1]DeathDavis died on January 14, 1847, in Boston, Massachusetts.[1]MembershipsDavis was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1792,[3] Davis was also elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1813.[4]Excellent original early family and/or town genealogy, history, antique, collectible heirloom and/or ephemera. autographCONDITION: See listing description and photos.- International buyers are responsible to pay VAT or other Taxes to their countries as required.- eBAY collects and remits sales tax on behalf of several states. If you are a dealer, you can write to eBay to file a form to become tax exempt. LOC: LOC2: PAPERBOX06-TMK-F240118BTA100G Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution
Price: 124.95 USD
Location: Avondale, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2025-01-14T14:47:27.000Z
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