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Stanley Matthews autographed Department of Justice receipt, acknowledging the receipt of a copy of the U.S. Supreme Court Reports, Volume 116. Matthews has signed "Stanley Matthews" at the bottom, adding "Associate Justice" beneath his signature. The partially printed document dates from his tenure on the United States Supreme Court.

The document measures approximately 7 x 5.25 inches. Fine condition with expected age toning and light handling wear.

Stanley Matthews (1824–1889) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1881 until his death in 1889. A Union Army officer during the Civil War, Matthews later represented Ohio in the United States Senate before his appointment to the Supreme Court by President James A. Garfield. His judicial tenure included the landmark 1886 decision Yick Wo v. Hopkins, in which the Court held that the Equal Protection Clause applied to all persons within the United States regardless of citizenship.

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