02792cpcaa2200529 a 4500 mm 81029587 DLC 20260227111708.0 820126|||||||||||| eng mm 81029587 ms 82001205 DLC dacs DLC DLC C lcmd Law, Thomas, 1756-1834. 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. 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. (John Fishbourne), 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. Merchants. itoamc Speculators. itoamc Rogers, Edmund Law. Edmund Law Rogers papers. 1829-1864. 43137 43137