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Letters of George Washington, James Madison and Edward Everett submitted to various newspapers in which American Freemasony is attacked and defended.

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The Home Life of Chief-Justice Marshall by C .N. S. in the Richmond Dispatch, reprinted from the Louisville Age. Reminiscences of Marshall's personality, treatment of his wife and servants, and his leisure activities.

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Articles describing various statues of Chief Justice John Marshall. One was a wax portrait in basso-relievo donated by Horace Edwin Hayden to the Virginia Historical Society in 1881; another was the bronze monument by W. W. Story which stands on the terrace of the U. S. Capitol; the members of the Marshall family who attended the dedication of this statue are listed in a third article.

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Anonymous poem attacking John Marshall's decision in the Supreme Court case of Cohen vs. Virginia; the author, a proponent of state sovereignty, threatens that Marshall will be replaced by the Judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia, Spencer Roane.

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Poem written on the request of a lady to inscribe his name in her autograph book.

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Handwritten copy,ca. 1900, by Mrs. John K. Mason of a poem by John Marshall entitled "From the Chameleon to the Mocking Bird." Poem honors the splendid singing voice of Miss Eliza Lambert, the sister of Richmond's Mayor William Lambert. Original is located in the Westover Library, Arlington, Virginia.

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"Lines on the occasion of the raising of the bronze statue of Chief Justice Marshall, at Richmond in 1869(?) - while Brig. General Terry was in command of 'District No. 1'"- which included the state of Virginia.

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Photostat of Article in Volume 9 of the American Journal of Medical Sciences. Printed Manuscript. Discusses Dr. Physick's operation on John Marshall.

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Penciled note describing order of John Marshall's funeral procession and other arrangements for the day. Lists his pall-bearers: Henry St. George Tucker, John B. Clapton, Benjamin W. Leigh, Thomas Rutherford, Charles Copland, Robert Popllard, Chapman Johnson, Robert Stanard, Scott, and Wren; also lists the Marshalls: Colonel George M. Carrington, General William Lambert, General Peyton, and Colonel Armistead.

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Account of John Marshall's 1831 operation by Doctor Physick written by J. Randolph, M.D. and printed in A Memoir of Dr. Physick. Mentions the results of an autopsy on Marshall's body after his death in 1835. Original is located in the Library of the College of Physicians, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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The Centennial Address delivered before the Franklin and Marshall College of Lancaster, Pennsylvania on 14 June 1887. Published by the Reformed Church Publication Board in Philadelphia.

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Autographed by the author, Saul K. Padover, in the Spring 1959 issue of Social Research. Subsequently published by McGraw-Hill in a 1960 book, Fountain of Freedom.

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Copy of an address by Alfred Harris Bright entitled "John Marshall." Original is located in the Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, Minnesota.

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The smaller lithograph was copied from French painter Levret Saint Memin's 1801 crayon portrait of Marshall. The larger lithograph was copied from Chester Harding's 1830 painting. Includes a copy and etching of John Marshall's house in Richmond.

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The original of the silhouette of Marshall facing right was made in Richmond about 1825 by a French artist. It was hung at Oak Hill, was inherited by his eldest son Thomas Marshall, and is privately owned.

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Each engraving was copied from the 1801 portrait of Marshall painted by Saint Memin. The large matted one was engraved by J. H. E. Whitney.

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Original hangs in the Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia.

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Two obviously derived from Henry Inman's 1831 portrait; one engraved by J. A. O'Neil shows Marshall in 1793 as the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Virginia Freemasons; the last includes engravings of portraits of other U.S. Chief Justices: John Jay, Oliver Ellsworth, John Rutledge, R. B. Taney, M. R. Waite, Salmon P. Chase, and Melville W. Fuller.

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Calendar consisting of several block prints depicting John Marshall's chief decisions, his portrait, and the houses in which he lived. Including a short history of Federal Hardware and Implement Mutual Insurance companies.

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Wooden letter opener, 7 inches long, bearing the words "John Marshall House"

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Gold pocket watch probably made by Liverpool watchmaker Robert Roskell and belonging to U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall On permanent loan to the Smithsonian Institution and on display at the U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C.

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Political scrapbook composed by Frank G. Ruffin for the benefit of Governor William E. Cameron. It consists of a 26 February 1884 memorial to the General Assembly of Virginia, a 25 February letter to the Editor of The State, and handwritten commentary. Ruffin states the reasons why he is opposed to passage of the Richmond Dock and Dry dock bill.

Scope and Contents Both are sisters of John Marshall's wife, Mary Willis (Ambler) Marshall. Eliza Discusses her and her husband Colonel Edward Carrington's, visit with the Washington family at Mount Vernon and the impending delivery of Mrs. L. Custis Lewis's first child; describes their visit to the new national capitol on the Potomac; writes of their return to Mount Vernon and of their diversions there, which include hunting deer and taking care of the new baby, or "the pretty little stranger"; describes a...

Scope and Contents Hopes that she will send for her in April, although her Aunt Elizabeth (Marshall) Colston says that it is unlikely; Uncle Rawleigh Colston is upset at all the letters she is sending, and refuses to pay postage on them; wanted to buy muslin in Martinsburg to make her a handkerchief and a cap for her sister; discusses her French lessons with her tutor, Mr. LeRoy, and incidents of his exasperation with Thomas M. Colston, her cousin Thomas Marshall, and her cousin Raleigh T. Colston, Cousin...

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James has already conveyed his undiscarded half of land at the forks of the Licking (probably Fauquier County); no longer has an interest in it, but will convey the novelty Martin P. Marshall at any time; "lament[s] extremely the misunderstanding between yourself and Tom..."; Lucy Marshall is in Fauquier County. Location of original is unknown.