Fauquier County, Virginia, September 21, 1801. 8vo. 2 pp. Autograph document, signed by John Marshall, as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, appointing his younger brother, James Marshall, his power of attorney. Inscribed below, acknowledging the appointment of power of attorney, by Chief Justice of the county court, William Edmond, dated September 28, 1801; further inscribed on verso, by county clerk, Francis Brooke, notarizing the document. Two blindstamps at top right; wax seal on verso. Creasing from original folds; edges toned. In frame.