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Description and Holding Information
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1805-01-07, Proceedings of High Court of Impeachment
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January 7-28, 1805 Journal of the Proceeding of the Senate of Pennsylvania, sitting as the High Court of Impeachment on the trial of an Article of Accusation and Impeachment against Edward Shippen, Chief Justice, and Thomas Smith and Jasper Yeates, Assistant Justices of the Supreme Court. Of note the high misdemeanors originated in the handling of a case against Thomas Passmore, who was accused of contempt of Court and imprisoned by the judges. They were acquitted as lacking the required 2/3 to impeach. (Digitized from a microfilm copy of the title originally held by the Library of Congress).
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Title:
Journal of the proceedings of the Senate of Pennsylvania, sitting as the High court of impeachment, on the trial of an article of accusation and impeachment, preferred by the House of Representatives against Edward Shippen, Esq. chief justice, and Jasper Yeates and Thomas Smith, Esquires, assistant justices of the Supreme court : begun on Monday the 7th of January, 1805, and concluded on Monday the 28th of the same month.
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OCLC Number:
1121278115
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Available Volumes
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Name | Fiche Count | Online | Paper Backup |
Vol. 1 | | Yes | No |
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