Justice of the Peace Commission for Robert Orr signed by Gov. Thomas Worthington of Ohio 1815
S.l. s.n., 1815. Printed and handwritten document (18 x 32 cm.). Gov. Thomas Worthington commissions Robert Orr as a justice of the peace of Green Township, Harrison County, Ohio, for three years on March 8, 1815. Signed on the front by Thomas Worthington (1773-1827) and the secretary of state, Jeremiah McLene (1767-1837), and on the back by Justice of the Peace Daniel Welch. Jeremiah McLene (1767-1837) served as Ohio Secretary of State from 1808 to 1831 and represented Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1833 to 1837. He was born in Pennsylvania and is credited with having risen to the rank of major general of militia during the American Revolution. On the back is also Robert Orr's resignation from the office of justice of the peace on March 6, 1817. In Good+ Condition: separating along central fold; lightly soiled. Good +. Item #009608
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