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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC03545.02 |
From Archive Folder | Collection of letters and documents from the archive of Baltimore attorney Nathaniel Williams |
Title | Rodger Brooke Taney to Nathaniel Williams discussing the case of the United States vs. Robertson |
Date | 9 March 1830 |
Author | Taney, Roger Brooke (1777-1864) |
Recipient | Williams, Nathaniel |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | Discusses the case of the United States vs. Robertson. Explains why he did not reply to his correspondent's request right away. Remarks that he learned that the recipient already had the needed information and that the case was not to be tried at this time anyway. |
Subjects | American Statesmen Law Government and Civics Judiciary |
People | Taney, Roger Brooke (1777-1864) Williams, Nathaniel (1782-1864) |
Place written | Washington, D.C. |
Theme | Law; Government & Politics |
Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
Additional Information | Taney was appointed Attorney General of Maryland in 1827, then became President Andrew Jackson's Attorney General in 1831. He served as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court 1836-1864. Williams was a Baltimore lawyer, state senator, and United States District Attorney for Maryland, 1824-41. |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |