Thomas Law papers, 1795-1864 (bulk 1795-1821).
- 125 items. 1 container. 0.4 linear feet.
Open to research.
Correspondence, diary, speeches, poems, business papers, account book, and other material relating principally to Law's interest in the development of Washington, D.C., and the promotion of a national currency. Other topics include the Bank of the United States, the War of 1812, the Napoleonic Wars. and Law's dispute with Alexander Scott in 1817 over the sale of two slaves, Dennis and Walter Thomas, whom Law represented before a Maryland court on a petition to secure their freedom. Includes a small group of papers (1829-1864) of Law's grandson, Edmund Law Rogers (1818-1896). Correspondents include Law's wife, Elizabeth Parke Custis Law, his sons, Edmund Law and John Law, James Barry, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, John F. Mifflin, Robert Oliver, and members of the Westcott family.
Photostats, in part. [S.l.].
Merchant and speculator.
Collection material in English.
mm 81029587
Barry, James, 1755?-1808 --Correspondence. Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820 --Correspondence. Law, Edmund, 1790-1829 --Correspondence. Law, Elizabeth Parke Custis, 1776-1832 --Correspondence. Law, John, 1784?-1822 --Correspondence. Mifflin, John F. 1759-1813 --Correspondence. Oliver, Robert, 1757?-1834 --Correspondence. Scott, Alexander, active 1817. Thomas, Dennis, active 1817. Thomas, Walter, active 1817. Westcott family--Correspondence.
Bank of the United States (1791-1811)
Courts--Maryland. Currency question--United States. Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815. Slavery--Law and legislation--Maryland. Slaves--Emancipation--Maryland.
United States--History--War of 1812. Washington (D.C.)--History.