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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03545.21 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters and documents from the archive of Baltimore attorney Nathaniel Williams |
| Title | Notes about the Bank of United States vs. Solomon Etting case |
| Date | 27 December 1827 |
| Author | Williams, Nathaniel (1782-1864) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Notes about the Bank of United States vs. Solomon Etting case |
| Subjects | American Statesmen Law Government and Civics Judiciary Bank of the US Banking |
| People | Williams, Nathaniel (1782-1864) Etting, Solomon (1764-1847) |
| Theme | Law; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | From the archive of Baltimore attorney Nathaniel Williams. In 1819, William McCulloch, a cashier for the Baltimore branch of the Bank of the United States, in collusion with other officials, stole or misappropriated $3,497,700. In the settlement with the directors of the Bank of the United States, part of the security offered by McCulloch were endorsements by sixteen merchants of Baltimore, who individually bound themselves for $12,500 each. Among these merchants was Etting. Etting refused to pay his bond on the ground that he had endorsed without knowledge of McCulloch's thefts. Roger B. Taney served as Etting's lawyer. The case was decided against him. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |