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Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864 to John Y. Mason

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03883.04 Author/Creator: Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864 Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 October 1845 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; 27 x 21 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses the removal of James P. Heath from office of weighmaster. States that Heath is very competent and believes that removing him from office would be politically unjust.

Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864
Mason, John Y. (John Young), 1799-1859
Heath, James P., 1777-1854

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