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November 11, 1833
Treasury Secretary Roger Brooke Taney sends to J. Andrew, an [Assistant?] Cashier of the Bank of the United States in Philadelphia, a form letter about the purchase of an amount of Stock of 1824 and the relevant terms.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-PotamkinM-1963-1
Subject: Economics and Finance
Time Period: 1820-1839
View Item: Letter from Roger B. Taney to J. Andrew
November 13, 1833
United States Secretary of the Treasury Roger Brooke Taney writes to attorney Matthew Huizinga Messehert about the purchase of an amount of Stock of 1824 as well as the terms.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-SpahrB-1944-2
Subject: Economics and Finance
Time Period: 1820-1839
November 14, 1833
Treasury Secretary Roger Brooke Taney signs this document, which is the audit of an account between the United States and Andrew M. Laub, the late Superintendent of the South East Executive Building. Other individuals who are involved in certifying the document include R. Harrison, auditor, Joseph Anderson, Esq., Comptroller of the Treasury, and Thomas L. Smith, Register of the Treasury Department. Transcript included.
Format: Financial Documents
Location: I-SpahrB-undated-33
Subject: Economics and Finance, Legal Affairs, Politics and Government
Time Period: 1820-1839
View Item: Legal Document, Audit of the Account between the United States and Andrew Laub
December 1833
Senator William Wilkins writes Mr. Buckler and congratulates him on his election. Wilkins writes this letter from the Senate chamber in the United States Capitol.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-Purchase-1955-61
Subject: Personal and Family Life, Politics and Government
Time Period: 1820-1839
View Item: Letter from William Wilkins to Mr. Buckler
December 13, 1833
Secretary of the Treasury Roger Brooke Taney writes a "private" letter to George Newbold, an attorney, and discusses government deposits in state banks as well as the financial health of the Bank at New York. Taney, who is particularly concerned with a draft for $500,000 held by the Mechanics Bank, also requests Newbold's assistance.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-SpahrB-1954-5
Subject: Economics and Finance, Politics and Government
Time Period: 1820-1839
View Item: Letter from Roger B. Taney to George Newbold
December 16, 1833
Treasury Secretary Roger Brooke Taney sends this Circular letter to the Collectors of Customs and announces the opening of additional British ports (Cape Town, Simon's Town, and Port Elizabeth) to American trade. Taney mentions that this news had been received from Sir Charles R. Vaughan, British Minister to the United States. Transcript included.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-SpahrB-undated-38
Subject: Economics and Finance, International Affairs, Politics and Government
Time Period: 1820-1839
View Item: Letter from Roger B. Taney to Collectors of Customs
December 18, 1833
Secretary of the Treasury Roger Brooke Taney writes a "private" letter to George Newbold and thanks him for his assistance in getting a $500,000 bank draft returned. Taney also informs Newbold that David Henshaw "will explain to you my wishes that you should spend this winter in Washington in order to represent the selected Banks." Transcript included.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-SpahrB-1954-5
Subject: Economics and Finance, Politics and Government
Time Period: 1820-1839
View Item: Letter from Roger B. Taney to George Newbold
1834
The Dickinson College catalog for the 1834-1835 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: Books and Pamphlets
Location: Dickinsoniana Periodicals
Subject: Dickinson College Academic Affairs, Dickinson College Administration, Education
Time Period: 1820-1839
View Item: Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Dickinson College, 1834-35
January 10, 1834
United States Secretary of the Treasury Roger Brooke Taney (Class of 1795) writes to Representative John Carr regarding Carr's recommendation of David W. Daily for appointment to a Land Office in Indiana.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-BeachW-1984-6
Subject: Politics and Government
Time Period: 1820-1839
View Item: Letter from Roger B. Taney to John Carr
January 17, 1834
Treasury Secretary Roger Brooke Taney writes to C. J. Faulkner regarding the "act of Congress of July 5th, 1832." This Act, written in response to a case brought by a Virginia family, prohibits posthumous military pensions from being paid when the soldier instead opts to collect a lump sum during his lifetime.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-AsbellY-2004-13
Subject: Legal Affairs, Politics and Government
Time Period: 1820-1839
View Item: Letter from Roger B. Taney to C. J. Faulkner
January 28, 1834
Secretary of the Treasury Roger Brooke Taney (Class of 1795)authorizes the District of New Haven Collector of Customs to place an advertisement for a bidder to supply rations for the crew of a Revenue Cutter.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-BeachW-1984-5
Subject: Economics and Finance, Politics and Government
Time Period: 1820-1839
View Item: Letter from Roger B. Taney to the District of New Haven Collector of Customs
February 17, 1834
United States Secretary of the Treasury Roger Brooke Taney (Class of 1795) tells Representative John Carr that he received Carr's recommendation for Mr. Daily and that it will be considered at the proper time.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-Original-1834-1
Subject: Politics and Government
Time Period: 1820-1839
View Item: Letter from Roger B. Taney to John Carr
February 17, 1834
Treasury Secretary Roger Brooke Taney writes to Charles F. Mercer, Chairman of the House Committee on Roads and Bridges, regarding a report on the Potomac Bridge. Transcript included.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-AsbellY-2004-8
Subject: Politics and Government
Time Period: 1820-1839
View Item: Letter from Roger B. Taney to Charles Mercer
February 18, 1834
John Armstrong, Jr. writes to an attorney, Henry Mason Morfit, regarding the difficulty of obtaining evidence of military service for veterans who served during the Revolutionary War.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-Purchase-1954-13
Subject: Legal Affairs, Military Affairs and Conflict
Time Period: 1820-1839
March 20, 1834
Treasury Secretary Roger Brooke Taney writes to the New Haven Collector of Customs, William H. Ellis, and requests a weekly "statement of the amount of specie" exported and imported into Ellis's district. Transcript included.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-SpahrB-undated-32
Subject: Business and Industry, Economics and Finance, Politics and Government
Time Period: 1820-1839
View Item: Letter from Roger B. Taney to William Ellis
March 31, 1834
Treasury Secretary Roger Brooke Taney writes to the New Haven Collector of Customs, William H. Ellis, and informs Ellis that future reports should include a "description of specie, that is, whether gold or silver. Transcript included.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-SpahrB-undated-32
Subject: Business and Industry, Economics and Finance, Politics and Government
Time Period: 1820-1839
View Item: Letter from Roger B. Taney to William Ellis
April 26, 1834
Treasury Secretary Roger Brooke Taney writes to Benjamin S. Bonsall, Marshall for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Taney explains that Bonsall's request for $8000 to "meet the expenses of the Courts of the United States" is now under discussion in the House of Representatives. Transcript included.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-AsbellY-2004-8
Subject: Economics and Finance, Legal Affairs, Politics and Government
Time Period: 1820-1839
May 7, 1834
Walter Lowrie, Secretary of the United States Senate, sends Treasury Secretary Roger B. Taney the Senate's request for a report on foreign imports. The Senate asks the Treasury Secretary to include specific details, such as "the amount of duties received and accrued on foreign imports during the first quarter of the year 1834," as well as updates on "any thing [that] has happened" that might change his initial estimates for 1834.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-SpahrB-1970-2
Subject: Economics and Finance, Politics and Government
Time Period: 1820-1839
View Item: Letter from Walter Lowrie to Roger B. Taney (Copy)
May 1834
Treasury Secretary Roger Brooke Taney writes this report in response to a request from the United States Senate. Secretary Taney's report includes the amount of duties on foreign imports accrued in the first quarter of 1834, how those numbers compare to previous years, and whether the initial projections for 1834 remain accurate or not. Partial transcript included.
Format: Reports
Location: I-SpahrB-1970-2
Subject: Economics and Finance, Politics and Government
Time Period: 1820-1839
View Item: Report from Treasury Department on Foreign Imports (Draft)
June 4, 1834
Treasury Secretary Roger Brooke Taney writes to the New Haven Collector of Customs, William H. Ellis, announcing the return of "the list of correspondence between your office and this department". Taney also instructs Ellis to "forward to the department copies of these letters not marked." Transcript included.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-SpahrB-undated-32
Subject: Economics and Finance, Politics and Government
Time Period: 1820-1839
View Item: Letter from Roger B. Taney to William Ellis
June 7, 1834
Treasury Secretary Roger Brooke Taney writes to the New Haven Collector of Customs, William H. Ellis, and authorizes him to "extend the arrangements at present existing at your port for the relief of sick and disabled seamen." Transcript included.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-SpahrB-undated-32
Subject: Business and Industry, Economics and Finance, Politics and Government
Time Period: 1820-1839
View Item: Letter from Roger B. Taney to William Ellis
June 9, 1834
Treasury Secretary Roger Brooke Taney to lawyer S. Williams, authorizing him to "cause an examination of the Cutter McLane's bottom to be made, and to have any injury which her copper may have sustained repaired."
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-DannJ-1973-4
Subject: Legal Affairs, Politics and Government
Time Period: 1820-1839
View Item: Letter from Roger B. Taney to S. Williams
June 19, 1834
United States Treasury Secretary Roger Brooke Taney (Class of 1795) writes to John M. Willard about providing "sufficient evidence of the insolvency and death of [Willard's] co-obligors."
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-Friends-1977-5
Subject: Economics and Finance, Personal and Family Life, Politics and Government
Time Period: 1820-1839
View Item: Letter from Roger B. Taney to John Willard
July 10, 1834
US Senator William Wilkins (Class of 1802) writes Secretary of the Navy Mahlon Dickerson and asks that two "young gentlemen" be appointed Midshipmen in the United States Navy. The two "gentlemen" are John Conway Shaler and Alexander Murray.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-Purchase-1971-11
Subject: Military Affairs and Conflict, Politics and Government
Time Period: 1820-1839
July 25, 1834
Former Secretary of the Treasury Roger Brooke Taney writes to William Beall, agreeing to attend a dinner "which my friends propose to honor me with" and outlining his travel plans for arriving at the event. Transcript included.
Format: Letters/Correspondence
Location: I-AsbellY-2004-8
Subject: Personal and Family Life, Travel and Tourism
Time Period: 1820-1839
View Item: Letter from Roger B. Taney to William Beall