February 21, 1827

Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Nathaniel Williams

Analyzes a decision on the insolvency law. Discusses a university and the appointment of a committee. Mentions the Goodings case.

GLC03545.06

February 5, 1831

Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Nathaniel Williams

Discusses a case he is handling and informs that he will not be able to be in Baltimore for the next two weeks. Briefly mentions other legal matters.

GLC03545.07

18 April 1833

Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Nathaniel Williams

Informs that President Andrew Jackson is to assist in the laying of the cornerstone of a monument to the memory of George Washington's mother on 7 May. States that members of the President's cabinet are invited to attend. Asks if a case Williams is to handle will keep him in Baltimore that day, if so, the President will excuse him from attending.

GLC03545.08

December 11, 1835

Wise, Henry A., 1806-1876

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Nathaniel Williams

Discusses an upcoming fraud court case and indicates that he does not know much about it. Refers Wise to Colonel James Polk of Somerset County, Maryland to get more information.

GLC03545.12

1832

Faulkner, Charles James, 1847-1929

Pamphlet

Title: The speech of Charles Jas. Faulkner, (of Berkley) in the House of Delegates of Virginia, on the policy of the state with respect to her slave population

Faulkner's speech explaining the resolution he had recently proposed to gradually emancipate the enslaved people in Virginia. States that emancipation will benefit the state, and that it is inevitable, so should be accepted sooner rather than later. Believes that the majority of the population is opposed to slavery, and that it is an evil, and should be abolished. Of abolition says: "The people demand it. Their security requires it. In the language of the wise and prophetic Jefferson 'you must approach it---you must bear it---YOU MUST ADOPT SOME PLAN OF EMANCIPATION, OR WORSE WILL FOLLOW…

GLC03520

25 November 1835

Burleson, Edward, fl. 1835-1843

Header Record

Title: [Three financial items] [Decimalized .01- .03]

Contains three items. The first is a receipt to Stephen Austin regarding money and horses advanced by Austin. The second is a treasury warrant noting money paid to Burleson for his salary as Vice President of Texas. The third is a receipt for tuition for three of the Burleson children.

GLC03521

circa 1860-1890

Davenport, George D., fl. 1860-1890

Header Record

Title: [Collection of George D. Davenport, B company, 5th regiment, Vermont, infantry] [Decimalized .01-.62]

Mainly concerns Davenport's death and his widow's efforts to learn details and arrange burial. Includes 62 documents, 45 envelopes, and 1 card.

GLC03523.09

circa 1860-1890

Munsell, Otis D., fl. 1860-1890

Header Record

Title: [Collection of Otis D. Munsell, I company, 22nd regiment, Massachussetts, infantry]

Collection includes 20 documents, 16 envelopes, and one wallet containing a metal coin.

GLC03523.17

1819

Tiffin, Edward, 1766-1829

Manuscript document

Title: Instructions for district surveyors

Writes as Surveyor General of the Northwest Territory. Imparts specific methods for surveying land and subdividing townships.

GLC03528

1816

Yeager, Joseph, fl. 1792-1859

Engraving

Title: Battle of New Orleans and Death of Major General Packenham

Hand colored engraving shows the battle from the British lines. With black and white bust of Andrew Jackson surrounded by flags in the center of the title. This copy is the first state of this print, showing the officer standing to the right of the recumbent Sir Edward Packenham covering his face with handkerchief. Outgunned, he moved against the city of New Orleans. After being knocked from his horse by a cannonball, Packenham took his aide's mount and was shortly thereafter shot in the chest and throat. He was transported to the rear of the British line, where this depiction…

GLC03529

12 April 1825

Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Nathaniel Williams

Discusses their payment of $200 for a trial.

GLC03545.04

16 September 1830

Wirt, William, 1772-1834

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Nathaniel Williams

Discusses a conflict between a recent Circuit Court ruling and an act of the Maryland legislature concerning William's role as trustee of the Elkton Bank.

GLC03545.09

8 January 1822

Story, Joseph, 1779-1845

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Nathaniel Williams

Declines to write a recommendation to President James Monroe because of a disagreement. He writes, "... at present I am in very ill humour with the President for refusing an office to a Brother of mine (the only one of profit I ever asked for any one of the family)." States that he will not write to the President or any of his department heads until he receives an explanation.

GLC03545.11

16 July 1823

Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Nathaniel Williams

Discusses a payment he must make and states he is unable to pay it at the time because money he was expecting did not come through. Hopes to be able to pay it next time he is in Baltimore. The year could be either 1823 or 1825 because the handwriting is unclear.

GLC03545.13

17 September 1819

Dorsey, Walter, 1771-1823

Document signed

Title: [Transcript of record in the case of James McCulloch, an insolvent debtor]

Record of the case of McCulloch, a man being held in the Baltimore County jail for not being able to pay his debts. McCulloch agrees to give up any personal possessions to cover the debt. Lists his possessions and his creditors. Details the proceedings of the case. Signed by Dorsey as the Chief Judge of the sixth Judicial District of Maryland and Chief Justice of the Baltimore County Court.

GLC03545.14

7 November 1823

Document

Title: Bank of the United States vs. Solomon Etting

Extracts from a report of the conspiracy cases concerning Solomon Ettings, the Bank of United States, and James McCulloch, the cashier of the Baltimore branch of the Bank of the United States.

GLC03545.15

circa 1820

Document

Title: [Solomon Etting's remarks in the Bank of the United States vs. Etting case]

Extracts from a report of the conspiracy cases concerning Solomon Ettings, the Bank of United States, and James McCulloch, the cashier of the Baltimore branch of the Bank of the United States.

GLC03545.16

19 March 1827

Williams, Thomas, fl. 1827-1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Nathaniel Williams

Discusses the proposal made in a legal settlement and states that Mr. Hack and others are not satisfied with it. Also mentions plans for a school. Includes a sketch of the proposed location of the school on the last page.

GLC03545.18

20 December 1827

Document

Title: [The president, directors, and company of the Bank of the United States vs. Solomon Etting]

Requests a new venue for the trial because of a possible lack of impartiality on the part of the Court Marshal, Thomas Finley. States that the request was overruled by the Circuit Court.

GLC03545.20

27 December 1827

Williams, Nathaniel, 1782-1864

Document

Title: [Notes about the Bank of United States vs. Solomon Etting case]

GLC03545.21

3 May 1828

Bulfinch, Charles, 1763-1844

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Nathaniel Williams

Introduces Dr. Frederick Hall, a professor of natural philosophy interested in establishing a high school in Baltimore. Asks Williams to talk with Hall about the prospects of accomplishing this.

GLC03545.22

November 1819

Sergeant, John, 1779-1852

Document signed

Title: Collection of two letters from John Sergeant to Nathaniel Williams [Decimalized]

GLC03545.23

1824

Marshall, John, 1755-1835

Autograph manuscript

Title: Supreme Court Opinion, Osborn et al. v. the Bank of the U.S.

The case upheld the primacy of Federal law over the states. Not in Rhodes' calendar of Marshall's papers (1969). Compare: writings (1839) 315-42, Dillon, Complete Constitutional Decisions of Marshall, (1903) 466-511, and other sources.

GLC03653

January 14, 1818

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

Document signed

Title: [Pardon of Henry F. Doyhar for keeping a billiard table without a license].

Countersigned by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams. Fined $150. Pardoned because of his misunderstanding of the licensing requirements and his indigent circumstances.

GLC03655

January 21, 1860

Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John McNeil re: foreseeing civil war

Written while on vacation. Argues that Civil War is inevitable unless the Democrats regain control of the government

GLC03660