circa 1802
Taney, Roger Brooke (1777-1864)
[Paperwork for the case Richard Cromwell v. John Shotts]
Written by Taney, the future Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, as a lawyer in Frederick, Maryland. Taney represented plaintiff and slave owner Richard Cromwell who complained that John Shotts beat his slave Joe on 28 October 1802 in Frederick...
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