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To George Washington from James Iredell and John Lowell, 15 June 1795

From James Iredell and John Lowell

Boston June 15th 1795

Sir

We do ourselves the honour to inclose you a copy of an application made to the Circuit Court of the United States, for this District by Oliver Hartshorn Deputy Sheriff and under keeper of the gaol in Boston in order that you may be pleased if you think proper to lay the same before the Congress of the United States.1 The matter is obviously of great public moment, and is of such a nature as to require no observations of our own. We have the honour to be With the greatest respect Sir, Your Most obedient and Most faithful Servants

Ja. Iredell
J. Lowell

Copy, DNA: RG 46, Fourth Congress, Records of Legislative Proceedings, President’s Messages.

1. GW forwarded this letter and the enclosed memorial of Oliver Hartshorn (1767–1810) with his letter to Congress of 29 Jan. 1796.

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    “To George Washington from James Iredell and John Lowell, 15 June 1795,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-18-02-0174-0001. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Presidential Series, vol. 18, 1 April–30 September 1795, ed. Carol S. Ebel. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2015, p. 230.]