Papers, 1792-1818, bulk 1805-1812.

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Papers, 1792-1818, bulk 1805-1812.

Miscellaneous legal documents from Roger Taney's Frederick, Maryland law practice, primarily from 1805-1812. Several documents concern a slave's petition for freedom because he had gone from a slave state (Maryland) to a free state (Pennsylvania); Taney apparently represented the petitioner. Other case documents concern matters such as slander, trespass and debt.

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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...