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19th Century Legal Manuscripts
Collection
Identifier: MSS-89-2
Scope and Contents
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION & ARRANGEMENT
This collection contains documents - mostly letters - from a variety of Virginia and Maryland judges, Supreme Court personalities from the 19th century.
Dates:
1820-1859
The John M. Woolsey Collection of Legal Documents
Collection
Identifier: MSS -78-6
Scope and Contents
The John M. Woolsey Collection is comprised of 15 historically significant legal documents from 1790 to 1844.The papers contain the records of two cases signed by Samuel Chase, Justice of the United States Supreme Court and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. This information was recorded when Justice Chase presided over the Supreme Court of Maryland. Six papers are entirely in James Monroe’s handwriting and form an agreement of arbitration between James Monroe (5th...
Dates:
1790-1844
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