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Roger B. Taney autographed 7.75 x 4.75" partially printed Frederick County, Maryland court document issued February 3, 1812. The writ directs the sheriff of Frederick County to take John Ferguson and bring him before the county court to answer a monetary claim brought by Nathan G. Thomas. Taney has signed "R. B. Taney" at the lower left.

The reverse bears period docketing identifying the case and additional clerical notations. Dating from Taney's years practicing law in Frederick, Maryland, the document predates his rise to national office by nearly two decades.

Very good condition with overall age toning, horizontal and vertical folds, scattered staining and handling wear, and chipping and small losses along the edges, including the upper margin.

Roger Brooke Taney (1777–1864) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as Attorney General of Maryland, U.S. Attorney General under President Andrew Jackson, and briefly as Secretary of the Treasury before becoming the fifth Chief Justice of the United States in 1836. He served as Chief Justice until his death in 1864 and wrote the Court's majority opinion in Dred Scott v. Sandford in 1857.

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Reference sku: 11695 1419130-1