MSS 87-3
Inventory of the Legal Papers of Roger B. Taney
Overview
This collection of legal documents concerns Roger B. Taney’s law practice in Frederick, Maryland between 1805 and 1818. Of special note are the cases concerning slaves.
Dates |
1792, 1805-1818 [Inclusive] |
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Extents |
.3 Cubic Feet (1 archival box, 41 items) |
Scope & Contents
This collection of legal documents concerns Roger B. Taney's law practice in Frederick, Maryland, between 1805 and 1818. Of special note are the cases concerning enslaved people.
Collection Description
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Physical Description
This collection contains 41 items.1 arbitrary_unit
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Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions.
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Conditions Governing Use
There are no restrictions.
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Preferred Citation
Legal Papers of Roger B. Taney, 1792, 1805-1818, MSS 87-3, -3a, -3b, Box Number, Special Collections, University of Virginia Law Library.
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Biographical / Historical
Roger B. Taney, born in Calvert County, Maryland in 1777, established a law practice in Frederick in 1801 and remained there until 1823. In 1831, Andrew Jackson appointed him attorney general of the United States, and in 1836 appointed him Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court following the death of John Marshall. Taney held that position until his death in 1864.
| fileNegro Jim v. William Curren: depositions of Robert Fleming, John Scott, Betsey Smith and Thomas Curren , 1792, 1806, n.d. | MSS 87-3a, Box 1 |
| The Papers of Roger B. Taney | |
| fileBarton Garrott v. John Garrott, post-1802 | MSS 87-3a, Box 1 |
| file[Replevin bond?]: signed by John Arnold, Jacob Arnold and Jacob Everhard, 1805 March 1 | MSS 87-3a, Box 1 |
| fileJacob Kiles v. Joseph Grabill: petition, 1806 August 4 | MSS 87-3a, Box 1 |
| fileSlips of paper containing names and in some instances notes about cases, 1807-20, n.d. | MSS 87-3a, Box 1 |
| fileAbraham Crapster and Abraham Jones v. John L. Lawrence: narrative, ca. 1808 | MSS 87-3a, Box 1 |
| fileNathaniel Marshall v. Gabriel Mattingly: narrative, post-1808 | MSS 87-3a, Box 1 |
| fileSworn statement of Anne Taney concerning the status of Robert (Toogood) Patterson, a mulatto, 1810 July 31 | MSS 87-3a, Box 1 |
| filePeter Shriner v. Peter Boyer: plea, [1811?] Jan. 10 | MSS 87-3a, Box 1 |
| fileMorrison v. Petticord: petition, 1811 Feb. 11 | MSS 87-3a, Box 1 |
| fileBrief for James Allson, President and Directors of the Union Bank of Maryland v. Thomas Contee Worthington, 1812 July 22 | MSS 87-3b, Box 1 |
| fileJacob Winter v. Jonathan Haslett: petition, 1812 July 27 | MSS 87-3b, Box 1 |
| fileBenjamin Joy v. Carlton Tannehill: petition; subpoena issued for apprentice [debt], 1813 August 2 | MSS 87-3b, Box 1 |
| filePeter Brengler v. George French: commission and oaths, 1813-14 | MSS 87-3b, Box 1 |
| fileEly Dorsey v. Sam'l Staners heirs, 1818 October 15 | MSS 87-3b, Box 1 |
| filePhilberd Greenweal v. Joseph Magruder: case narrative and affidavit, n.d. | MSS 87-3b, Box 1 |
| fileList of [clients'?] names and money , n.d. | MSS 87-3b, Box 1 |
| seriesAddendum to the Papers of Roger B. Taney [a], 1812 July 22 | |
| fileBrief for James Allson, President and Directors of the Union Bank of Maryland v. Thomas Contee Worthington, 1812 July 22 | MSS 87-3a, Box 1 |
| seriesAddendum to the Papers of Roger B. Taney [b], 1818 October 15 | |
| fileEly Dorsey v. Sam'l Staners heirs, 1818 October 15 | MSS 87-3b, Box 1 |
| seriesAddendum to the Papers of Roger B. Taney [c], 1813 August 2 | |
| fileBenjamin Joy v. Carlton Tannehill: petition; subpoena issued for apprentice [& debt], 1813 August 2 | MSS 87-3c |