Entries drawn from collection & document descriptions
John Thompson writes to attorney and Dickinson College trustee James Hamilton regarding a judgment for forty-eight pounds that Mr. Watts obtained against Thompson. "There is no such sum due them by me," as Thompson argues.
Location: I-Original-1801-2
Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Legal Affairs
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1800-1819
This legal document serves notice that Benjamin Rush has filed the necessary documents in Philadelphia to serve as the administrator of Dr. John Hall’s Estate.
Location: I-Purchase-1957-7
Subject: Economics and Finance, Legal Affairs
Format: Legal and Government Documents
Time Period: 1800-1819
Joseph St. Leger d'Happart writes to James Hamilton asking if General William Irvine is still residing with him and, if so, could he provide details about any land grants that involved the late Captain William Thompson between 1773 and 1778.
Location: I-ValeM-1948-1
Subject: Land and Real Estate, Legal Affairs
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1800-1819
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
Attorney Samuel Duncan sends this printed legal notice to Charles Nisbet, informing Nisbet that the house and lot he occupies are the property of John and Richard Penn.
Location: I-GappK-1956-1
Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Land and Real Estate, Legal Affairs
Format: Legal and Government Documents
Time Period: 1800-1819
Attorney William Rawle writes to Isaac Wharton and discusses a legal case. "His claim can be decided either way on the present exhibits," as Rawle explains.
Location: I-Friends-1973-7
Subject: Legal Affairs
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1800-1819
Isaac Wharton writes to Robert Waln and discusses attorney William Rawle's decision to note take sides in the prosecution of the Holland Company. The reverse side of the document includes a separate letter from William Rawle to Isaac Wharton, in which Rawle explains his refusal to help the...
Location: I-Friends-1973-7
Subject: Legal Affairs
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1800-1819
Attorney William Rawle writes to Isaac Wharton and explains his decision to not take sides in the prosecution of the Holland Company. The reverse side of the document includes a separate letter from Isaac Wharton to Robert Waln, in which Wharton discusses Rawle's refusal to help the Holland...
Location: I-Friends-1973-7
Subject: Legal Affairs
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1800-1819
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
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
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
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
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
James Hamilton Sr. uses this letter of attorney to provide John Vaughan of Philadelphia with the legal authority to lease or sell lands that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has granted to Pennsylvania's officers and soldiers. Hamilton signs this document on June 15, 1807 in Charleston, South...
Location: I-Friends-1975-13
Subject: Land and Real Estate, Legal Affairs
Format: Legal and Government Documents
Time Period: 1800-1819
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
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
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
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
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
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
James Hamilton Sr. signs this power of attorney to grant James Houston the legal authority to act on his behalf on various financial matters.
Location: I-Friends-1975-14
Subject: Economics and Finance, Legal Affairs
Format: Legal and Government Documents
Time Period: 1800-1819
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
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
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
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
