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    <unittitle>Roger B. Taney papers</unittitle>
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      <persname>Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864</persname>
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    <subject source="lcsh">lawyers -- Maryland</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">practice of law -- Maryland</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="sh 2010113243" source="lcsh">Slavery--United States--History--19th Century</subject>
    <geogname authfilenumber="sh85081754" source="lcsh">Maryland -- History</geogname>
    <persname>Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864</persname>
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Carlton Tannehill: petition; subpoena issued for apprentice [debt]</unittitle><unitid type="ark"><extref actuate="onLoad" href="https://archives.lib.virginia.edu/ark:/59853/6919" show="new">Archival Resource Key</extref></unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/4/archival_objects/6136</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1813 August 2</unitdate><container id="aspace_676165603a9107b339e4e1b01aa3f71e" label="Mixed Materials [35007008144192]" type="box">MSS 87-3b, Box 1 </container></did></c01><c01 id="aspace_8e0d03ac66b02160b0c701f12dd55975" level="file"><did><unittitle>Peter Brengler v. 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