Adams Papers

Enclosure: List of Superior Court Justices, 28 October 1775

Enclosure

List of Superior Court Justices

Honble. John Adams Esqr.

William Cushing Esqr.

William Read Esqr.

Honble. Rob. Treat Paine Esqr.1

Nathl. P. Sargent Esqr.

RC (Adams Papers); addressed: “To The Honble. John Adams Esq at Philadelphia”; docketed: “Dpty Secys. Letter. Octr. 28. 1775.”

1. For Paine’s placement in the ranking and its consequences, see James Warren to JA, 20 Oct. and notes (above).

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    Adams Papers
    Title
    Enclosure: List of Superior Court Justices, 28 October 1775
    Authors
    Morton, Perez
    Massachusetts Council
    Massachusetts Council, Deputy Secretary
    Recipient
    Adams, John
    Date
    28 October 1775

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    “Enclosure: List of Superior Court Justices, 28 October 1775,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/06-03-02-0136-0002. [Original source: The Adams Papers, Papers of John Adams, vol. 3, May 1775 – January 1776, ed. Robert J. Taylor. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1979, p. 258.]