Thomas Law papers, 1795-1864 (bulk 1795-1821).

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Thomas Law papers, 1795-1864 (bulk 1795-1821).

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Correspondence, diary, speeches, poems, business papers, account book, and other material relating principally to Law's interest in the development of Washington, D.C., and the promotion of a national currency. Other topics include the Bank of the United States, the War of 1812, the Napoleonic Wars. and Law's dispute with Alexander Scott in 1817 over the sale of two slaves, Dennis and Walter Thomas, whom Law represented before a Maryland court on a petition to secure their freedom. Includes a small group of papers (1829-1864) of Law's grandson, Edmund Law Rogers (1818-1896). Correspondents include Law's wife, Elizabeth Parke Custis Law, his sons, Edmund Law and John Law, James Barry, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, John F. Mifflin, Robert Oliver, and members of the Westcott family.

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Law, Elizabeth Parke Custis, 1776-1831

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Elizabeth Parke Custis Law (1776-1831) was born on August 21, 1776. She was the daughter of John (Jacky) Parke Custis and Eleanor (Nelly) Calvert. Upon the death of her father in 1781, Eliza’s two younger siblings, George Washington (Washy) Parke Custis and Eleanor (Nelly) Parke Custis went to live with their grandmother, Martha Washington, and her second husband, George Washington. Eliza and her other sister Martha stayed at home with their mother. Shortly after, their mother remarried Dr. Davi...

Oliver, Robert, 1757?-1834

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Scott, Alexander, active 1817

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Westcott family

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Mifflin, John F. (John Fishbourne), 1759-1813

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John F. Mifflin, Samuel Breck and Charles Ross were executors of the estate of John Ross. From the description of Estate of John Ross receipt book, 1800-1810. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122645176 John Fishbourne Mifflin was a Philadelphia lawyer and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1796. From the description of Receipt book, 1800-1813. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 154298199 ...

Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820

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British-born American architect best known for his design of the United States Capitol and other public buildings in the United States. -- Joseph Donath was a Philadelphia merchant who is best remembered for supplying glass to Thomas Jefferson. From the description of [Letter] 1805 Sep. 19, Ironhill, Del. [to] Jos. Donath & Co. / B. Henry Latrobe. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 245178736 British-born architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe, most famous for designing the ...

Law, John, 1784?-1822

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John Law was born in India about 1784 to Thomas Law and an unidentified Indian woman. In 1794 Thomas Law came to America after living about two decades in India; presumably John and his brothers came with him. Thomas Law married Eliza Parke Custis in 1796 and raised the boys until their separation around 1804. John Law graduated from Harvard University in 1804; he was a member of the Columbian Dragoons in 1811; and was the commissioner to adjust the Yazoo claims in 1814. He died on October 4, 1...

Barry, James, 1755?-1808

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Merchant; lived at various times in London, Bombay, Portugal, Baltimore, Washington, and New York City. From the description of Ledger, 1794-1797. (Historical Society of Washington, Dc). WorldCat record id: 70949570 ...

Law, Thomas, 1756-1834

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Thomas Law (1756-1834) was born on October 23, 1756 in Cambridge, England. He started his career working for the East India Trading Company and began building his reputation, as well as his income. In 1794, he left England to start a new life in America where he began to invest in lands, particularly in the nation’s capital. Over time, Law became extremely passionate about the arts, particularly poetry, which he wrote and published. He even founded the first dance society, theater, and the Colum...

Rogers, Edmund Law.

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Thomas, Walter, active 1817

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Law, Edmund, 1790-1829

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Thomas, Dennis, active 1817

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Bank of the United States (1791-1811)

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