Taney family collection, 1805-1864.

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Taney family collection, 1805-1864.

Business and personal correspondence, court opinions, and personal papers relating to Roger Brooke Taney and his family.

.5 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6863888

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Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864

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Roger Taney was Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1853. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 191048726 American jurist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Baltimore, to J. Kennedy Furlong, 1855 May 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270574484 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Baltimore, to M. St. Clair Clarke, 1842 May 20. (Unknown). WorldCat rec...

Bank of the United States (1816-1836)

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In 1816, the Bank of the United States was rechartered, the first charter having expired in 1811, in an attempt to stabilize the national currency. Within the first three years, the bank was nearly ruined due to mismanagement. Langdon Cheves was elected president of its board of directors in 1819 and restored the bank's credit. In 1822, he resigned the post and was succeeded by Nicholas Biddle. The national charter for the bank expired in 1836, but Biddle kept the bank in operation until 1841, u...

Taney family.

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Residents of Frederick, Md.; family members represented include: Roger Brooke Taney (1777-1864) was born to a prominent Maryland family and became involved in law and politics at an early age; he served six terms in the Maryland General Assembly and later became Attorney General of Maryland (1827-1831); Pres. Andrew Jackson appointed Taney to several positions, including United States Attorney General (1831-1833), United States Secretary of the Treasury (Acting, 1833-1834), and Chief Justice of ...

Taney, Anne Arnold Phebe Charlton Key, 1783-1855

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