The Papers of John Marshall: Volume IX: Correspondence, Papers, and Selected Judicial Opinions, January 1820-December 1823

by Charles F. Hobson (Editor)

Overview

This volume marks the continuation of the first annotated edition of the papers of John Marshall, the great statesman and jurist. The Supreme Court's most celebrated case during these years was Cohens v. Virginia (1821). What began as a prosecution for the sale of lottery tickets eventually brought forth a major statement on the scope and extent of federal judicial power from Chief Justice Marshall. Like McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), the Cohens decision provoked the wrath of the guardians of states' rights in Virginia. As his correspondence shows, Marshall was deeply concerned that the reaction to Cohens and other nationalizing decisions would translate into proposals to curb the Supreme Court's powers.

Besides chronicling Marshall's judicial activities, this volume yields illuminating glimpses into his private interests and family life. When not sitting in court, Marshall was busy revising his Life of Washington and preparing an edition of General Washington's letters.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781469623481
Publisher:	Omohundro Institute and UNC Press
Publication date:	03/01/2015
Series:	Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press
Pages:	440
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Charles F. Hobson, editor of The Papers of John Marshall, is a resident scholar at the William and Mary School of Law.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments The Plan of the Volume and Editorial Policy Editorial Apparatus Editorial Method Textual Notes Descriptive Symbols Location Symbols Record Groups in the National Archives Abbreviations for Court and Other Records Abbreviations for English Courts Short Titles Marshall Chronology

January 1820-December 1823

1820
To William Bainbridge, 3 January From William Wirt, 17 January John Williams to Justices of the Supreme Court, 10 February United States v. Wiltberger, Opinion, 18 February To [Smith Thompson], 23 February To John George Jackson, 25 February Loughborough v. Blake, Opinion, 10 March Notes on Arguments, 10-11 March From William Wirt, 11 March To Samuel F. Jarvis, 26 March From William Wirt, 11 April To Bushrod Washington, 13 April The Brig Wilson v. United States, Opinion, ca. 22 May Gallego, Richard & Company v. United States, Opinion, ca. 22 May United States v. Smith, Sentence, 29 May To John Quincy Adams, 30 May To William Wirt, 30 May From William Wirt, 1 June To St. George Tucker, 2 June Wilson v. LeRoy, Bayard & McEvers, Opinion, 7 June Anderson & Wilkins v. Tompkins, Opinion, 12 June To Bushrod Washington, 26 June Memorandum concerning Leeds Manor, 29 June To [Agatha Marshall], 1 July To Louis Marshall, 1 July From Walter L. Fontaine, 21 July To John C. Calhoun, 1 August To George A. Ward, 2 September To Bushrod Washington, 2 September To George A. Ward, 18 September To Bushrod Washington, 7 November To St. George Tucker, 22 November Robertson v. Miller, Opinion, 27 November Thompson and Dickson v. United States, Opinion, 11 December The Santissima Trinidad and St. Ander, Opinion, 20 December

1821
To BushrodWashington, 8 February To Smith Thompson, 13 February From Smith Thompson, 15 February To [James Monroe], 20 February To Mary W. Marshall, 26 February To James K. Marshall, [26 February]
Cohens v. Virginia, Editorial Note Opinion, 3 March From Gales and Seaton, 3 March To Gales and Seaton, [3 March]
Cohens v. Virginia, Opinion, 5 March To Richard Rush, 16 March To Henry Wheaton, 24 March To Henry Wheaton, 2 June Coates v. Muse, Opinion and Decree, 4 June Backhouse v. Jetts Administrator, Opinion and Decree, 6 June To Joseph Story, 15 June To Bushrod Washington, 15 June United States v. P. T. Shelton & Company, Opinion and Decree, 15 June To Edward C. Marshall, 24 June To William S. Cardell, 25 June From Joseph Story, 27 June To Joseph Story, 13 July To Bushrod Washington, 13 July To Charles Miner, [15] July To John Quincy Adams, 6 September To Joseph Story, 18 September To Daniel Raymond, 25 September To Walter L. Fontaine, 27 September To Walter L. Fontaine, 20 November To Walter L. Fontaine, [8 December]
Jacob v. United States, 11 December From John Quincy Adams, 12 December To Walter L. Fontaine, 13 December To John Quincy Adams, 18 December To Bushrod Washington, 27 December

1822
From Philip Slaughter, 28 January To [John C. Calhoun], 16 February To Jedidiah Morse, 21 February From James A. Hamilton, 8 March To James A. Hamilton, 9 March To Bushrod Washington, 15 April To Littleton W. Tazewell, 19 May To Bushrod Washington, 28 May Furniss, Cutler, & Stacey v. Allan & Ellis, Opinion, 1 June From William Gaston, 12 June Coates v. Muse, Opinion, 12 June Hopkirk v. Page, Opinion, 12 June United States v. Mann, Opinion, 12 June To James Monroe, 13 June To Bushrod Washington, 17 June To Bushrod Washington, 6 July To James M. Marshall, 9 July To Martin Marshall, 23 September To St. George Tucker, 23 November To [Hugh Mercer?], 4 December Pendleton v. United States, Opinion, 16 December To Joseph Gales, 19 December Scott and Lyle v. Lenox, Opinion, 26 December Gaines v. Span, Opinion, [28 December?]
United States v. Nelson and Myers, Opinion, 28 December

1823
To Jaquelin A. Marshall, 15 January To Robert Mayo and William A. Bartow, 26 January To Mary W. Marshall, 4 [February]
Notes on Arguments, 12-13 February Johnson v. McIntosh, Editorial Note Opinion, 28 February To Jaquelin B. Harvie, 8 March To Mary W. Marshall, 11 April To Bushrod Washington, 3 May United States v. Maurice, 22 May To St. George Tucker, 27 May To Bushrod Washington, 28 May To Joseph Story, 1 June Bank of the United States v. Dandridge, Report, 6 June From Joseph Story, 22 June To Bushrod Washington, 25 June To Joseph Story, 2 July To St. George Tucker, 7 July United States v. Manuel Catacho, Order, 11 July To Bushrod Washington, 12 July To Bushrod Washington, 6 August To Bushrod Washington, 12 August To Stephen Girard, 25 September To Joseph Story, 26 September To Caleb P. Wayne, 29 September From Stephen Girard, 6 October To Bushrod Washington, 11 October To Joseph Story, 12 October From John Lowell, 25 October United States v. Manuel Catacho, Charge to Grand Jury, 27 October To Mary W. Marshall, 31 October To [John Lowell], 6 November To Joseph Story, 24 November Mankin v. Chandler & Company, Opinion, 5 December To Bushrod Washington, 6 December To James Monroe, 9 December To Joseph Story, 9 December Maxwell v. Call, Opinion, 16 December Coates v. Muse, Opinion, 18 December To Henry Clay, 22 December To Charles Hammond, 28 December

Appendices I: Opinions Delivered by Chief Justice John Marshall in the U.S. Supreme Court, 1820-1823
II: Calendar of Miscellaneous Papers and Letters Not Found

Index

ILLUSTRATIONS

JOHN MARSHALL / FRONTISPIECE WILLIAM WIRT HENRY WHEATON U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BUSHROD WASHINGTON

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From the Publisher

Richly but not excessively annotated, the ninth volume of the Marshall papers provides scholars with the essential documents of the chief justice during four years of the middle period of his tenure on the Court. The editorial accomplishments remain high.—Journal of Southern History