John Marshall, Richmond, Virginia, to Joseph Story, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1829 September 30
Scope and Contents
Has read his discourses pronounced as Dane Professor of Law at Harvard; is impressed with his teaching efforts: "Our southern youths would stumble at the threshhold of your most appalling course...You yankees have more perseverence"; no hopes that he lives to read his lectures; still regrets being a member of Virginia's constitutional convention. Original is located in the Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
Dates
- Creation: 1829 September 30
Creator
- From the Collection: Marshall, John, 1755-1835 (Person)
Language of Materials
English
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Extent
From the Collection: 434.00 Linear Feet
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository