Smith Thompson papers, 1765-1831 (bulk 1823-1831).
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Mixed materialsDescription: 80 items; 1 container; 0.2 linear feetSubject(s): - Davis, Henry, 1771-1852 -- Correspondence
- Fort, John A. -- Correspondence
- Little, Jonathan -- Correspondence
- Livingston, Edward P. (Edward Philip), 1779-1843 -- Correspondence
- Radcliff, William, 1768-1842 -- Correspondence
- Southard, Samuel L. (Samuel Lewis), 1787-1842 -- Correspondence
- Williams, Robert, 1773-1836 -- Correspondence
- United States. Supreme Court
- Cherokee Indians -- Legal status, laws, etc
- Cherokee Nation -- Trials, litigation, etc
- Constitutional law -- United States
- Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Georgia
- Law -- United States
- Georgia -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- History
- Cabinet officers
- Jurists
Open to research.
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.
Associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. secretary of the navy.
Collection material in English.
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