Thompson, Smith,  1768-1843. <br/><br/>
Smith Thompson papers, 1765-1831  (bulk 1823-1831). 

 - 80  items. 1  container. 0.2  linear feet. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Correspondence, legal notes, and other papers relating primarily to various Supreme Court cases and to personal affairs.  Of particular note is Thompson's draft of his dissenting opinion in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831).  Correspondents include Henry Davis, John A. Fort, Jonathan Little, Edward P. Livingston, William Radcliff, Samuel L. Southard, and Robert Williams. 
<br/><br/><br/>Associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. secretary of the navy. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 82042846  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Davis, Henry, 1771-1852 --Correspondence.<br/>Fort, John A.--Correspondence.<br/>Little, Jonathan--Correspondence.<br/>Livingston, Edward P. 1779-1843 --Correspondence.<br/>Radcliff, William, 1768-1842 --Correspondence.<br/>Southard, Samuel L. 1787-1842 --Correspondence.<br/>Williams, Robert, 1773-1836 --Correspondence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Supreme Court. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cherokee Indians--Legal status, laws, etc.<br/>Cherokee Nation--Trials, litigation, etc.<br/>Constitutional law--United States.<br/>Indians of North America--Legal status, laws, etc.--Georgia.<br/>Law--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Georgia--History.--Trials, litigation, etc.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Cabinet officers.<br/>Jurists.