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George Washington: “I lay before Congress copies of a letter from the governor of the State of New York and of the exemplification of an act…”

On the recordNovember 20, 1794
I lay before Congress copies of a letter from the governor of the State of New York and of the exemplification of an act of the legislature thereof ratifying the amendment of the Constitution of the United States proposed by the Senate and House of Representatives at their last session, respecting the judicial power.
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George Washington
Independent · Virginia

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