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April 5, 1811
Attorney Richard Rush writes E. S. Sergeant and discusses forwarding "the enclosed papers" that had been originally sent by a Mr. Brown. "Here is a little piece of business which it seems I am to trouble you with," as Rush explains.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-Purchase-1965-11
Subject: Legal Affairs, Personal and Family Life
Time Period: 1800-1819
View Item: Letter from Richard Rush to E. Sergeant
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.
Format: Legal and Government Documents
Location: I-BeachW-1971-3
Subject: Legal Affairs
Time Period: 1800-1819
View Item: Legal Document, William R. King v. Sampson Delashmitt
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, Taney knows that Gist spoke with Mr. Key about "the other subject we were talking about." Transcript included.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-SpahrB-1969-6
Subject: Legal Affairs
Time Period: 1800-1819
View Item: Letter from Roger B. Taney to Joshua Gist
May 11, 1811
Pennsylvania Attorney General Richard Rush writes to William Jenkins about the case of Spangler v. the Commonwealth. As Rush could not attend, he asks Jenkins to "conduct the argument upon the part of the commonwealth" on his behalf.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-Friends-1976-4
Subject: Legal Affairs
Time Period: 1800-1819
View Item: Letter from Richard Rush to William Jenkins
August 6, 1811
William Brown, a member of the Class of 1812, receives this diploma as a member of the Belles Lettres Society on August 6, 1811.
Format: Certificates and Diplomas
Location: Diploma Collection
Subject: Education
Time Period: 1800-1819
September 13, 1811
W. P. Maclay writes to his aunt, Isabella Bell, regarding the recent death of his father.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-Friends-1973-2
Subject: Personal and Family Life
Time Period: 1800-1819
View Item: Letter from W. P. Maclay to Isabella Bell
September 21, 1811
A biographical manuscript of Judge Thomas Cooper, a lecturer at Dickinson College, entitled "Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Carlisle." Composed for the Baltimore Federal Gazette, this manuscript details the judge's pious disposition and the "splendor of his talents." Transcript included.
Format: Letters/Correspondence, Newspapers and Magazines
Location: I-McKnightM-1959-1
Subject: Dickinson College History, Personal and Family Life, Religion and Spirituality
Time Period: 1800-1819
View Item: Biographical Manuscript of Thomas Cooper
September 25, 1811
This copy of the printed program for the 1811 commencement exercises shows the members of the graduating class and the presentations that they and other speakers were scheduled to deliver.
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Location: Dickinsoniana Programs
Subject: Dickinson College Events
Time Period: 1800-1819
View Item: 1811 Commencement Program
October 15, 1811
Dr. Benjamin Rush writes to Dr. Ashbel Green about Dr. Muhlenberg's visit as well as the possibility of working with Robert Ralston. "I expect to see [Dr. Muhlenberg] tomorrow upon the important business contemplated by us," as Rush explains. Transcript included.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-SpahrB-1953-24
Subject: Personal and Family Life
Time Period: 1800-1819
View Item: Letter from Benjamin Rush to Ashbel Green
December 1811
The Dickinson College catalog for the 1811-1812 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, requirements for graduation, tuition and other fees, and campus facilities, college policies, and lists of teaching faculty, college trustees, and various administrators.
Format: Broadsides and Posters
Location: RG 5/1 - 7.1.2 (oversized)
Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Education
Time Period: 1800-1819
View Item: Catalogue of the Faculty and Students of Dickinson College, 1811-12
December 18, 1811
Pennsylvania Attorney General Richard Rush writes to the members of an unspecified "Board of Health," stating his resignation as solicitor. Rush cites his recent appointment as Comptroller of the United States Treasury as the reason for his resignation.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-AsbellY-2002-52
Subject: Personal and Family Life, Politics and Government
Time Period: 1800-1819
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.
Format: Legal and Government Documents
Location: I-BeachW-1971-3
Subject: Legal Affairs
Time Period: 1800-1819
1812
Attorney Roger Brooke Taney writes this legal document regarding the case of Charles L. Perrie v. Thomas C. Scott.
Format: Legal and Government Documents
Location: I-KeatleyG-1971-1
Subject: Legal Affairs
Time Period: 1800-1819
View Item: Legal Document, Charles L. Perrie v. Thomas C. Scott
January 21, 1812
A lawyer writes Isaac Wayne (Class of 1792) to inform him that a "Report of Auditor" had been issued "in your favor for about $3000" and had obtained the foreclosure of a plantation. "In all my practice I have never as yet witnessed so much evasion, twisting and turning as by the Defendant in this case," as the lawyer explains.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-Friends-2004-1
Subject: Business and Industry, Legal Affairs
Time Period: 1800-1819
View Item: Letter to Isaac Wayne from Unknown Author
February 3, 1812
US Treasury Comptroller Richard Rush writes to David Gelston requesting "a statement in the case of Abraham S. Hallet, who claims debentures for a quantity of merchandize [sic] shipped by him."
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-BeachW-1986-6
Subject: Business and Industry, Legal Affairs
Time Period: 1800-1819
View Item: Letter from Richard Rush to David Gelston
February 19, 1812
Attorney Roger Brooke Taney writes to Independent Gist and offers legal counsel about the purchase of land. Transcript included.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-SpahrB-undated-42
Subject: Land and Real Estate, Legal Affairs
Time Period: 1800-1819
June 23, 1812
Attorney Roger Brooke Taney writes this legal document regarding the case of Thomas Gist v. William Durbin, Jr. Taney represents the prosecution.
Format: Legal and Government Documents
Location: I-BeachW-1971-3
Subject: Legal Affairs
Time Period: 1800-1819
View Item: Legal Document, Thomas Gist v. William Durbin, Jr.
July 23, 1812
Lawyer Roger Brooke Taney (Class of 1795) writes to Clotworthy Birnie, offering legal advice regarding the latter's arrest for assault. Transcript included.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-BeachL-1971-2
Subject: Legal Affairs
Time Period: 1800-1819
August 1812
A Catalogue of the Faculty and Students of Dickinson College from August 1812.
Format: Broadsides and Posters
Location: RG 5/1 - 7.1.3 (oversized)
Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Education
Time Period: 1800-1819
View Item: Catalogue of the Faculty and Students of Dickinson College, 1811-12
August 25, 1812
John Bradford Wallace writes to Robert Coleman and James Hopkins, who have been nominated to a secret meeting of Federalists in New York. According to Bradford, the group's mission is to "change the administrations which are so fatally conducting the country to ruin." Includes a printed flyer, also addressed to Robert Coleman, advocating a similar meeting in Carlisle.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-Friends-1983-19
Subject: Politics and Government
Time Period: 1800-1819
View Item: Letter from John Wallace to Robert Coleman and James Hopkins
September 1812
While Charles Nisbet wrote "Hints on Education" around the time he became the first President of Dickinson College around 1785, it was not published in The Port Folio until 1812. Transcript included.
Charles Nisbet, "Hints on Education," The Port Folio 8, no. 3 (September 1812): 258-261.
Format: Newspapers and Magazines
Location: Charles Nisbet Dropfile
Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Education
Time Period: 1800-1819
View Item: "Hints on Education," by Charles Nisbet
September 19, 1812
This affidavit involves the case of Thomas P. Wilson v. Frederick and Ezekiah Linthicum, which is a dispute about a debt owed by the late Zachariah Linthicum. Roger Brooke Taney serves as the plaintiff's attorney. Transcript included.< /p>
Format: Legal and Government Documents
Location: I-SpahrB-undated-35
Subject: Economics and Finance, Legal Affairs
Time Period: 1800-1819
View Item: Legal Document, Thomas Wilson v. Frederick and Ezekiah Linthicum
September 30, 1812
This copy of the printed program for the 1812 commencement exercises shows the members of the graduating class and the presentations that they and other speakers were scheduled to deliver.
Format: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Location: Dickinsoniana Programs
Subject: Dickinson College Events
Time Period: 1800-1819
View Item: 1812 Commencement Program
October 23, 1812
This legal document is for the case of John Fenn v. Joshua Plummer. The case, which centers on a land dispute, also involves Richard Fenn and Philip Duvall. Roger Brooke Taney serves as the plaintiff's attorney. Transcript included. ;
Format: Legal and Government Documents
Location: I-SpahrB-undated-34
Subject: Land and Real Estate, Legal Affairs
Time Period: 1800-1819
View Item: Legal Document, John Fenn v. Joshua Plummer
November 27, 1812
Attorney Roger Brooke Taney addresses this legal document to the Judges of Frederick County Court regarding the case of Peregrine Warfield v. Jacob Schleich. Taney represents the prosecution.
Format: Legal and Government Documents
Location: I-BeachW-1971-3
Subject: Legal Affairs
Time Period: 1800-1819
View Item: Legal Document, Peregrine Warfield v. Jacob Schleich