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Discusses a pamphlet to which Henry Lee alluded in his letter; mentions Thomas Jefferson's "unjustifiable aspersions" on John Marshall's conduct and principles; writes of his own and George Logon's experiences with the Revolutionary government of France; mentions the journal he kept in Paris. Original is located in the Marshall Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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Scope and Contents 1 page. Photostat of Autograph Document. Incomplete. Original is located in the Library of U.S. Supreme Court, Washington D.C.

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Scope and Contents Certificate of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Fauquier County dated 16 March 1961. Original is located in the Fauquier County Courthouse?

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Makes arrangements for the sale of Edward Carrington Marshall's bank shares; her brother Thomas Marshall fears that he will not win his election because he raised the clerk's fees.

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He was gratified by his complimentary comments on the speech Wilde sent him John Marshall; sends him Mr. Ingham's report on the relative value of gold and silver and Mr. White's reports on coins; mentions Mr. Jacob's work on the subject.

Scope and Contents Thanks him for sending him the first volume of the American Library of Useful Knowledge; the Librarian of Congress has asked John Marshall to help spend $5000 on law books for the library, and he asks Joseph Story to suggest titles; discusses Charles Mercer and the Bank Question and internal improvements in Virginia; the party guide The Enquirer is unable to make Mr. John Barbour "pull in the traces;" discusses national politics and the threat of nullification; comments upon the cholera...

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Has received and read his essay "A Congress of Nations for the Amicable Adjustments of National Differences;" Feels that its argument is well arranged and supported by applicable biblical quotations, but is also impracticable. See the November and December 1832 issue of The Comet.

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Is having difficulties selling his stock for him; there is a severe outbreak of cholera in Richmond; discusses the disease; is relieved to hear that he is restored to health and that John Harvie is getting better; discusses the disabling of his horse. Original is privately owned.

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Thanks him for his help in selecting titles for the congressional law library; discusses his choice of books; is gratified that his course on constitutional law at Harvard nears completion; shares his gloomy prospects of the country; "The case of the south seems to me to be desperate...The union has been prolonged thus far by miracles. I fear they cannot continue." Original is located in the Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

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James Keith Marshall discusses how he sold his and Edward Carrington Marshall's stock; hopes his merchandising speculation will be successful; congratulates him on the birth of his daughter; has just returned from Mr. White's son's funeral, who died of cholera; discusses the disease. Original is located in the John Marshall House, Richmond, Virginia.

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Memorial written by John Marshall to his wife Mary Willis (Ambler) Marshall on the first anniversary of her death in which he quotes a poetic lament written by General John Burgoyne. Original is located in the John Marshall House, Richmond, Virginia.

Scope and Contents Thanks him for the dedication of his new book; congratulates him upon its completion; the Virginia legislature is in session; discusses Andrew Jackson's response to nullification and his party's reaction to it; writes of Virginia's relationship to South Carolina and the possibility of their joining in a southern confederacy; thanks him for a copy of Mr. Daniel Webster's speech; mentions Brother Justice Henry Baldwin's sickness. Original is located in the Massachusetts Historical Society,...