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Collection Reference Number GLC01574.05
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to 1807 
Title Legal brief for John Bayly vs. Otto H. W. Luckett
Date 1807
Author Taney, Roger Brooke (1777-1864)  
Document Type Legal document
Content Description Retained legal brief concerning a case in the amount of $108.31. Taney signed as an attorney. On verso is a note also signed by Taney requesting that Mr. Ritchie (possibly his secretary or clerk) file this brief and send a copy to the courthouse.
Subjects Law  Finance  
People Taney, Roger Brooke (1777-1864)  Bayly, John (fl. 1807)  Luckett, Otto (fl. 1807)  
Theme Law
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Additional Information At this time, Taney was a lawyer practicing in Maryland. Taney was appointed Attorney General of Maryland in 1827, and then became President Andrew Jackson's Attorney General in 1831. He served as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1836 until his death in 1864.
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859