Papers, 1805-1877.

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Papers, 1805-1877.

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The collection consists primarily of letters, 1847-1853, from Peter Vivian Daniel, a U.S. Circuit Court judge and Supreme Court justice, to his daughter, Elizabeth Randolph Daniel. Daniel's letters from Washington discuss politics and social life and offer advice to his daughter on managing the family household in Richmond. He also writes to her while riding circuit in Arkansas and Mississippi. A few letters from Peter's wife, Lucy Nelson (Randolph) Daniel, to Elizabeth and her other children and letters, 1839-1866, to Elizabeth from a network of family and friends also appear in the collection.

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Virginia Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7322881

Virginia Historical Society Library

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United States. Supreme Court

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Supreme Court of the United States, final court of appeal and final expositor of the Constitution of the United States. Within the framework of litigation, the Supreme Court marks the boundaries of authority between state and nation, state and state, and government and citizen. Scope And Jurisdiction The Supreme Court was created by the Constitutional Convention of 1787 as the head of a federal court system, though it was not formally established until Congress passed the Judiciary Act in 17...

Daniel, Lucy Nelson Randolph, 1788?-1847.

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Daniel family.

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Represented are Peter Vivian Daniel (1784-1860) of Richmond, Va., and Washington, D.C.; his daughter, Elizabeth Randolph Daniel (1810- 1879); and his wife, Lucy Nelson (Randolph) Daniel (1788?-1847). From the description of Papers, 1805-1877. (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 31680848 ...

United States. Circuit Court (9th Circuit)

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Daniel, Elizabeth Randolph, 1810-1879.

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Daniel, Peter V. (Peter Vivian), 1784-1860

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Peter Daniel was a member of the Privy Council of Virginia (1812-1835), a judge for the U.S. district court of Virgina (1836-1840) and an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1841-1860). Philip Nicklin was a Philadelphia bookseller. From the description of Letter to Philip Nicklin, 1828. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234342900 United States Supreme Court Justice. From the description of Will and two codicils [manuscript] 1857-1859. (Un...