Entries drawn from collection & document descriptions
John Dickinson writes to Attorney General Caesar Rodney discussing the implications of the United Kingdom's policies towards other countries. "The infatuated Policy of Britain has placed her in such a position, that she seems to think her safety depends on Hostility against the World," as...
Location: MC 2001.13, B1, F4
Subject: International Affairs, Military Affairs and Conflict, Politics and Government
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 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
J. M. Thompson writes to James Hamilton, a lawyer and member of the Dickinson College Board of Trustees, about the failure of the governor to commission Mr. Steel as a coroner.
Location: I-ValeM-1947-65
Subject: Politics and Government
Format: Letters/Correspondence
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
Dr. Benjamin Rush writes to James Orbison, the executor for the estate of William Thompson, and asks that Orbison pay an outstanding bill for medical expenses. "I have taken the liberty of" requesting payment "for medial attendance upon [Thompson] in his last illness," as Rush explains.
Location: I-SpahrB-1950-11
Subject: Health and Medicine, Personal and Family Life
Format: Letters/Correspondence
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
Robert Laverty, a member of the Class of 1809, receives this diploma as a member of the Union Philosophical Society in 1809.
Location: Diploma Collection
Subject: Education
Format: Certificates and Diplomas
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
John Wilson agrees in this memorandum to release his medical practice to Seith Cattell for $600 per year.
Location: O-BlackT-1954-1
Subject: Business and Industry, Economics and Finance, Health and Medicine
Format: Legal and Government Documents
Time Period: 1800-1819
Henry F. Slaymaker, a member of the Class of 1810, receives this diploma as a member of the Belles Lettres Society on May 29, 1809.
Location: Diploma Collection
Subject: Education
Format: Certificates and Diplomas
Time Period: 1800-1819
Isaac Grier and Elizabeth Cooper write to John Cooper regarding "family affairs" in Northumberland, Pennsylvania and other business matters Grier is a member of the class of 1788 while Cooper is class of 1798. Transcript included.
Location: I-Friends-2019-1
Subject: Personal and Family Life
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1800-1819
Robert Laverty receives his Bachelor of Arts Diploma from Dickinson College on September 29, 1809.
Location: Diploma Collection
Subject: Education
Format: Certificates and Diplomas
Time Period: 1800-1819
Charles Gardner, a soldier in the United States Army, writes to his parents regarding his journey to his current posting at the Carlisle Barracks. Gardner discusses his daily routine and mentions that his superior officers have taken a liking to him. In addition, Gardner mentions his financial...
Location: O-DannJ-1973-1
Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Military Affairs and Conflict, Personal and Family Life, Travel and Tourism
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1800-1819
Charles Gardner, a soldier in the United States Army, writes to his mother regarding his daily life stationed at Carlisle Barracks. Gardner mentions his finances, possibilities for advancement in rank, and shares other general news. Gardner also notes an argument with a "Mr. Mapis" about...
Location: O-DannJ-1973-1
Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Military Affairs and Conflict, Personal and Family Life, Travel and Tourism
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1800-1819
The Dickinson College catalog for the 1809-1810 academic year. Through the years, the annual catalog was variously titled "The Bulletin," "Catalogue and Register," "Course Catalog," and similar variants. The catalog typically includes the list of courses offered, requirements for enrollment,...
Location: RG 5/1 - 7.1.1 (oversized)
Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Education
Format: Broadsides and Posters
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
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
Charles Gardner, a soldier in the United States Army, writes to his sister, Julia Gardner, regarding his daily life stationed at Carlisle Barracks. Gardner also specifically mentions getting acquainted with the Colonel's daughter and notes that he acted as a gentleman. "I, with much gallantry,...
Location: O-DannJ-1973-1
Subject: Carlisle and Cumberland County, Military Affairs and Conflict, Personal and Family Life
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 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
John Mitchell Mason writes to the Associate Reformed Presbytery of New York wishing to resign from his position as a minister. Mason does not want "to retain a station of which I cannot fulfill the duties" and he does not believe continuing this path will be beneficial to him or his congregation...
Location: I-SpahrB-undated-27
Subject: Personal and Family Life, Religion and Spirituality
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 1800-1819
