Taney, Roger Brooke

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Newspaper Collection - Dickinsoniana, 1785-2002
Allegheny Democrat - September 30, 1834
1785-2002

The Dickinsoniana Newspaper Collection consists of various newspapers acquired by the Library over the years. These items feature articles which concern mainly Dickinson College: happenings on campus, curriculum offerings, and doings of famous alumni such as James Buchanan and Roger Brooke Taney...

Location: Dickinsoniana – Newspaper Collection 1769-2001

Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Dickinson College History, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Military Affairs and Conflict

Format: Newspapers and Magazines

Time Period: 1780-1799, 1800-1819, 1820-1839, 1840-1859, 1860-1879, 1880-1899, 1900-1919, 1920-1939, 1940-1959, 1960-1979, 1980-1999, 2000-2019

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Roger Brooke Taney legal papers
Legal brief, 1815 (Box 3, folder 1)
1770-1834

Roger Brooke Taney graduated from Dickinson College in the class of 1795. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, a state senator, Attorney General of both Maryland and the United States, and Secretary of the Treasury before becoming Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court in...

Location: MC 2002.3

Subject: Legal Affairs

Format: Legal and Government Documents

Time Period: 1760-1779, 1780-1799, 1800-1819, 1820-1839

Collection Inventory: PDF icon mc2002.03.pdf

Letter from Charles Nisbet to Michael Taney
Letter from Charles Nisbet to Michael Taney
February 6, 1792

Dickinson College President Charles Nisbet writes to Michael Taney in which he discusses the importance of parental guidance in education and praises the conduct of his son, Roger Brooke Taney. Roger Taney is a member of the class of 1795. Transcript included.

Location: RG 5/1 - 6.1.1

Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Dickinson College Student Life, Education, Personal and Family Life

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1780-1799

Legal Document, George Schley v. John Deloshmutt
Legal Document, George Schley v. John Deloshmutt
1800

Attorney Roger Brooke Taney prepares this document for a lawsuit against John Deloshmutt. Taney's client, George Jacob Schley, argues that Deloshmutt has failed to pay 3 pounds, 11 shillings, and 10 pence half penny for various services, including food and  lodging, between November 4, 1799 to...

Location: I-Friends-1982-8

Subject: Business and Industry, Legal Affairs

Format: Legal and Government Documents

Time Period: 1800-1819

Legal Document, Christian Neff v. Conrad Shafer
Legal Document, Christian Neff v. Conrad Shafer
April 16, 1802

Attorney Roger Brooke Taney addresses this legal document to the Judges of Frederick County Court regarding the case of Christian Neff v. Conrad Shafer. Taney represents the prosecution.

Location: I-BeachW-1976-3

Subject: Legal Affairs

Format: Legal and Government Documents

Time Period: 1800-1819

Legal Document, William Clements v. Rhesa Hobbs
Legal Document, William Clements v. Rhesa Hobbs
circa 1805

Attorney Roger Brooke Taney addresses this legal document to the Judges of Frederick County Court regarding the case of William Clements v. Rhesa Hobbs. Taney represents the prosecution.

Location: I-BeachW-1971-3

Subject: Legal Affairs

Format: Legal and Government Documents

Time Period: 1800-1819

Legal Document, Moses Wright v. Martin Garber and Adam Fingbone
Legal Document, Moses Wright v. Martin Garber and Adam Fingbone
May 2, 1805

Roger Brooke Taney, who serves as the plaintiff's attorney, writes this legal document about a case (Moses Wright vs. Martin Garber and Adam Fingbone) that involves collecting a debt. Wright wants the court to order Garber and Fingbone, two "yeomen", to pay him "forty five Dollars...

Location: I-BeachW-2010-3

Subject: Economics and Finance, Legal Affairs

Format: Legal and Government Documents

Time Period: 1800-1819

Legal Document, Lawrence Shell v. John Geiger
Legal Document, Lawrence Shell v. John Geiger
circa 1806

Attorney Roger Brooke Taney addresses this legal document to the Judges of Frederick County Court regarding the case of Lawrence Shell v. John Geiger. Taney represents the prosecution.

Location: I-BeachW-1971-3

Subject: Legal Affairs

Format: Legal and Government Documents

Time Period: 1800-1819

Legal Document, Philip Six v. Frederick Forney
Legal Document, Philip Six v. Frederick Forney
February 16, 1807

Attorney Roger Brooke Taney writes this note to an unspecified Mr. Ritchie on the case Philip Six v. Frederick Forney.

Location: I-KeatleyG-1971-1

Subject: Legal Affairs

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1800-1819

Legal Documents, John Ritchie v. Thomas Noland
Legal Documents, John Ritchie v. Thomas Noland
February 27, 1807 - circa 1809

Three legal documents, including an arrest warrant for Thomas Noland, regarding the case of John Ritchie v. Thomas Noland for an unpaid debt. Roger Brooke Taney serves as John Ritchie's attorney.

Location: I-SpahrB-1965-1

Subject: Economics and Finance, Legal Affairs

Format: Legal and Government Documents

Time Period: 1800-1819

Legal Document, Jonathan Levy et al. v. George Schnertzell
Legal Document, Jonathan Levy et al. v. George Schnertzell
July 23, 1807

Roger Brooke Taney, who serves as the plaintiffs' attorney, writes this legal brief for the case Jonathan William Levy, Sarah Levy, John Leonard Levy, Maria Catharine Levy, and Anna Rebecca Charlotte Levy v. George Schnertzell. This case, which centers on a land dispute, also involves...

Location: I-SpahrB-1971-1

Subject: Land and Real Estate, Legal Affairs

Format: Legal and Government Documents

Time Period: 1800-1819

Legal Document, Vincendiera v. Lawrence Talbott
Legal Document, Vincendiera v. Lawrence Talbott
January 30, 1808

Attorney Roger Brooke Taney addresses this legal document to the Judges of Frederick County Court regarding the case of Vincendiera v. Lawrence Talbott. Taney represents the prosecution.

Location: I-BeachW-1971-3

Subject: Legal Affairs

Format: Legal and Government Documents

Time Period: 1800-1819

Legal Documents, John Clemson v. Joseph Howard
Legal Documents, John Clemson v. Joseph Howard
February 18, 1808 - July 1809

Three legal documents, including an arrest warrant for Joseph Howard, regarding the case of John Clemson v. Joseph Howard for an unpaid debt of $44. Roger Brooke Taney serves as plaintiff's attorney.

Location: I-SpahrB-1965-2

Subject: Economics and Finance, Legal Affairs

Format: Legal and Government Documents

Time Period: 1800-1819

Legal Document, Samuel Thomas v. Edward Thomas
Legal Document, Samuel Thomas v. Edward Thomas
April 28, 1808

This legal document involves the ejectment case of Samuel S. Thomas v. Edward Thomas: "The surveyor of Frederick County is instructed to [make?] the following locations for the defendant..." Roger Brooke Taney serves as the defendant's attorney. Transcript included.

Location: I-SpahrB-undated-30

Subject: Land and Real Estate, Legal Affairs

Format: Legal and Government Documents

Time Period: 1800-1819

Legal Document, Delashmutts Lessee v. Edward Thomas
Legal Document, Delashmutts Lessee v. Edward Thomas
May 3, 1808

This legal document involves the ejectment case of Delashmutts Lessee v. Edward Thomas: "The surveyor of Frederick County is instructed to [make?] the following locations for the defendant..." Roger Brooke Taney serves as the defendant's attorney. Transcript included.

Location: I-SpahrB-undated-31

Subject: Land and Real Estate, Legal Affairs

Format: Legal and Government Documents

Time Period: 1800-1819

Note from Roger B. Taney to Unknown Recipient
Note from Roger B. Taney to Unknown Recipient
September 3, 1808

Attorney Roger Brooke Taney writes to an unspecified Mr. Ritchie about a legal case, John Kephart vs. Lawson Luckett.

Location: I-BeachW-1986-5

Subject: Legal Affairs

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1800-1819

Legal Document, Vachel and Harriet Dorsey v. Benjamin Howard
Legal Document, Vachel and Harriet Dorsey v. Benjamin Howard
circa 1809

Attorney Roger Brooke Taney addresses this legal document to the Judges of Frederick County Court regarding the case of Vachel and Harriet Dorsey v. Benjamin Howard. Taney represents the prosecution.

Location: I-BeachW-1971-3

Subject: Legal Affairs

Format: Legal and Government Documents

Time Period: 1800-1819

Legal Document, Abraham Jones v. Benjamin Howard
Legal Document, Abraham Jones v. Benjamin Howard
March 14, 1809

Attorney Roger Brooke Taney writes this legal document regarding the case of Abraham Jones v. Benjamin Howard.

Location: I-KeatleyG-1971-1

Subject: Legal Affairs

Format: Legal and Government Documents

Time Period: 1800-1819

Legal Document, Farmers Bank v. John Darnall
Legal Document, Farmers Bank v. John Darnall
circa 1810

Attorney Roger Brooke Taney addresses this legal document to the Judges of Frederick County Court regarding the case of Farmers Bank v. John Darnall. Taney represents the prosecution.

Location: I-BeachW-1971-3

Subject: Legal Affairs

Format: Legal and Government Documents

Time Period: 1800-1819

Legal Document, Mary McClure v. Margaret Young
Legal Document, Mary McClure v. Margaret Young
circa 1810

Attorney Roger Brooke Taney addresses this legal document to the Judges of Frederick County Court regarding the case of Mary McClure v. Margaret Young. Taney represents the prosecution.

Location: I-BeachW-1971-3

Subject: Legal Affairs

Format: Legal and Government Documents

Time Period: 1800-1819

Legal Document, Michael Bouey v. James A. Williamson
Legal Document, Michael Bouey v. James A. Williamson
circa 1810

Attorney Roger Brooke Taney addresses this legal document to the Judges of Frederick County Court regarding the case of Michael Bouey v. James A. Williamson. Taney represents the prosecution.

Location: I-BeachW-1971-3

Subject: Legal Affairs

Format: Legal and Government Documents

Time Period: 1800-1819

Legal Document, Isaac Swearinger v. Joseph Swearinger
Legal Document, Isaac Swearinger v. Joseph Swearinger
January 22, 1810

Attorney Roger Brooke Taney addresses this legal document to the Judges of Frederick County Court regarding the case of Isaac Swearinger v. Joseph Swearinger. Taney represents the prosecution.

Location: I-BeachW-1971-3

Subject: Legal Affairs

Format: Legal and Government Documents

Time Period: 1800-1819

Legal Document, William R. King v. Sampson Delashmitt
Legal Document, William R. King v. Sampson Delashmitt
April 26, 1811

Attorney Roger Brooke Taney addresses this legal document to the Judges of Frederick County Court regarding the case of William R. King v. Sampson Delashmitt. Taney represents the prosecution.

Location: I-BeachW-1971-3

Subject: Legal Affairs

Format: Legal and Government Documents

Time Period: 1800-1819

Letter from Roger B. Taney to Joshua Gist
Letter from Roger B. Taney to Joshua Gist
April 27, 1811

Attorney Roger Brooke Taney writes to Col. Joshua Gist with advice on a legal matter. After researching the issue, Taney concludes that Gist is "entitled to the rents." As soon as Gist sends "a copy of the Lease," Taney explains how he "will take the necessary steps in the business." In addition...

Location: I-SpahrB-1969-6

Subject: Legal Affairs

Format: Letters/Correspondence

Time Period: 1800-1819

Legal Document, Edward Thomas v. William King
Legal Document, Edward Thomas v. William King
December 21, 1811

Attorney Richard Fenn addresses this legal document to the Judges of Frederick County Court regarding the case of Edward Thomas v. William King. Roger Brooke Taney (Class of 1795) represents the defendant.

Location: I-BeachW-1971-3

Subject: Legal Affairs

Format: Legal and Government Documents

Time Period: 1800-1819

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