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Collection Reference Number GLC03210.01
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to 1856 
Title Roger Brooke Taney to Ira Joseph Patch regarding a letter from Francis Scott Key
Date 4 December 1856
Author Taney, Roger Brooke (1777-1864)  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Declines a request from Patch to part with a letter from Francis Scott Key. Written to Patch at Salem, Massachusetts.
Subjects American Statesmen  Art, Music, Theater, and Film  
People Taney, Roger Brooke (1777-1864)  Patch, Ira Joseph (fl. 1856)  Key, Francis Scott (1779-1843)  
Place written Washington, D.C.
Theme Arts & Literature
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Additional Information Taney served as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court 1836-1864. Key was his brother-in-law.
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
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