Letters from Roger B. Taney and Jane Shaaff to Arthur Shaaff

Two letters, sent together to Arthur Shaaff in Scotland. In the first letter, Maryland State Senator Roger Brooke Taney writes to Arthur Shaaff and informs him about the state of his late father's estate and advises him not to abandon his schooling abroad in Glasgow in order to return home. Taney also reports on the death of their friend Miss Polly Mendact, Shaaff's sister, Jane, and their friend Captain Marbury, who are both currently visiting Frederick, Maryland. The second letter is from Jane Shaaff to her brother, and is written on the back of one of the pages of Taney's letter. She writes that "little John Thomas" died on August 11th and was buried next to their father and that, while she and his mother yearn to see him, they agree with Mr. Taney's advice to stay in Glasgow. Transcript included.