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James Markham Marshall, Happy Creek, Frederick County, Virginia, to his nephew, Martin P. Marshall, Washington, Mason County, Kentucky, 1822 Box 5, Folder 1

James has already conveyed his undiscarded half of land at the forks of the Licking (probably Fauquier County); no longer has an interest in it, but will convey the novelty Martin P. Marshall at any time; "lament[s] extremely the misunderstanding between yourself and Tom..."; Lucy Marshall is in Fauquier County. Location of original is unknown.

  1. College of William and Mary
  2. John Marshall Papers, 1755/1835
  3. Series 1: Correspondence and Papers of John Marshall, Family Members and Other Individuals
  4. Sub-Series 2: Correspondence and Papers of Relatives and Descendents of John Marshall, 1797/1916

John Adams, Quincy, Massachusetts, to John Marshall, Washington, D.C., 1806 Box 2, Folder 2

Takes no offense at Marshall's printing of Adams's letters to General Washington in Marshall's biography of Washington; in detailing the events of the last years of Washington's life, Marshall "will run the gauntlet between two influential factions, armed with scorpions...;" but such an investigation must be made; comments upon Adams appointing General Washington to head of the army. Original is privately owned.

  1. College of William and Mary
  2. John Marshall Papers, 1755/1835
  3. Series 1: Correspondence and Papers of John Marshall, Family Members and Other Individuals
  4. Sub-Series 1: Correspondence and Papers of John Marshall, 1771/1835
  5. Correspondence and Papers of John Marshall, 1800-1809

John Eager Howard, Baltimore, Maryland, to John Marshall, Richmond, Virginia, 1804 Box 2, Folder 2

Has received Marshall's November 2 letter requesting information for Marshall's history of General Washington's life, and will send his recollections of many transactions as soon as he can put them to paper; Marshall should also contact Colonel Bushrod Washington; will send the book Campaigns of 1780 and 1781, supposedly written with Tarleton's assistance, which contains more official documents than any other work and correct plans of some of the actions, if it will be of any use.

  1. College of William and Mary
  2. John Marshall Papers, 1755/1835
  3. Series 1: Correspondence and Papers of John Marshall, Family Members and Other Individuals
  4. Sub-Series 1: Correspondence and Papers of John Marshall, 1771/1835
  5. Correspondence and Papers of John Marshall, 1800-1809

John Lowell, Roxbury, Massachusetts, to John Marshall, Richmond, Virginia, 1823 Box 3, Folder 2

Discusses libels against his father, John Lowell, and against himself; encloses letters to editors printed in local papers in defense.

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  2. John Marshall Papers, 1755/1835
  3. Series 1: Correspondence and Papers of John Marshall, Family Members and Other Individuals
  4. Sub-Series 1: Correspondence and Papers of John Marshall, 1771/1835
  5. Correspondence and Papers of John Marshall, 1820/1825

John L. Tillinghast, Washington, D.C., to the Supreme Court, Washington, D.C., 1830 Box 4, Folder 2

Encloses papers which Mr. Francis Scott Key could not present to the Court in person.

  1. College of William and Mary
  2. John Marshall Papers, 1755/1835
  3. Series 1: Correspondence and Papers of John Marshall, Family Members and Other Individuals
  4. Sub-Series 1: Correspondence and Papers of John Marshall, 1771/1835
  5. Correspondence and Papers of John Marshall, 1830

John Marshall, Alexandria, Virginia, to Mary Willis (Ambler) "Polly" Marshall, Richmond, Virginia, 1797 Box 1, Folder 3

Tells of a day spent at Mount Vernon ("certainly one of the most delightful places in our country") on his way to Philadelphia via Alexandria; misses her so much as to send his man "Dick" to her with this letter; is treated well by his uncle James Keith in Alexandria; "I never was peremptory but I must now give you one positive order. It is be happy"; sends two letters which he accidentally carried off and asks her to send the one addressed to General Henry Young to Mr. John Hopkins, and to send the other to his brother, Thomas Marshall.

  1. College of William and Mary
  2. John Marshall Papers, 1755/1835
  3. Series 1: Correspondence and Papers of John Marshall, Family Members and Other Individuals
  4. Sub-Series 1: Correspondence and Papers of John Marshall, 1771/1835
  5. Correspondence and Papers, 1797/1799

John Marshall, Amsterdam, to Timothy Pickering, 1797 Box 1, Folder 5

The captain of a British frigate of Admiral Duncan's fleet at the mouth of the Texel boarded their ship on August 29 but treated them extremely politely upon learning that a US minister was on board; observed the Dutch fleet in the Texel ready to move on the British if negotiations at Lille failed; describes the internal politics of the French government: the Directory presses for war while the Council of Five Hundred desires peace, fearing the politicization of the French army; Lord Malmesbury (William Harris) is at Lille negotiating for peace between Britain and France; Charles Maurice de Talleyran Perigord, the French Minister of foreign affairs, has sent orders to French parts to grant immediate passports to the American envoys. Original is located in the RG 59, National Archives, Washington, D.C.

  1. College of William and Mary
  2. John Marshall Papers, 1755/1835
  3. Series 1: Correspondence and Papers of John Marshall, Family Members and Other Individuals
  4. Sub-Series 1: Correspondence and Papers of John Marshall, 1771/1835
  5. Correspondence and Papers, 1797/1799

John Marshall, Carrington, Fauquier County, Virginia, to Mary (Marshall) Harvie, Richmond, Virginia, 1832 Box 4, Folder 4

Makes arrangements for the sale of Edward Carrington Marshall's bank shares; her brother Thomas Marshall fears that he will not win his election because he raised the clerk's fees.

  1. College of William and Mary
  2. John Marshall Papers, 1755/1835
  3. Series 1: Correspondence and Papers of John Marshall, Family Members and Other Individuals
  4. Sub-Series 1: Correspondence and Papers of John Marshall, 1771/1835
  5. Correspondence and Papers, 1832/1835

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