Includes the correspondence, legal papers, biography, and financial records and receipts of William Tilghman reflecting his legal career in Maryland and Philadelphia.
| Correspondence, 1783-1790 | 14 items | Box 1, F1 |
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Letters from various clients of William Tilghman while practicing law in Chester Town, Maryland. Main correspondents include Henry Drinker, Thomas May, Peter Wikoff, and Jasper Moylan. |
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| Correspondence, 1791-1833 | 40 items | Box 1, F2 |
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Letters from various clients and associates of William Tilghman and copies of letters written by William Tilghman while he was practicing law, acting as a circuit judge in Philadelphia, and Supreme Court Justice of Pennsylvania. Main correspondents include James Matthews, James Scott, Samuel Hughes, and [?] Kinner. |
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Various court cases tried or settled by William Tilghman.
| Short biography of William Tilghman, undated | Box 1, F3 | |
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Two leafs removed from a larger volume written after his death. |
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| Short biography of Chief Justice Tilghman (William), undated | Box 1, F3 | |
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Chapter XXXVI, an abridgement of a eulogy written by Horace Binney, removed from a larger volume and bound with a handwritten letter to Honorable Jasper Yeats from William Tilghman, April 4, 1806. |
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| Draft of "A further supplement to the Acts for Relief of Insolvent Debtors" probably written by William Tilghman, undated | Box 1, F3 | |
| Listing of "Supreme Court Issues", 1776 April | Box 1, F3 | |
| Supreme Court jury lists, 1799 March, 1799 June, 1800 March, and 1800 September | Box 1, F3 | |
| Map of Tilghman property, undated | Box 1, F3 | |
| Ledger of impartances, 1793-1794 | Box 1, F3 | |
| "List of Patents for Lands in the State of North Carolina", 1795 | Box 1, F3 | |
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Recorded in a copybook, sold by Hogan & Thompson of Philadelphia, which depicts the "Defence of Fort McHenry" on the front cover and "Death of Abercrombie" on the back cover. The information was most likely copied from an older document into this copy book. |
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Includes papers of James Tilghman, Edward Tilghman, Matthew Tilghman, Benjamin Tilghman, and Richard Tilghman.
Documents associated with legal matters.
| Edward Tilghman, 1775-1899 | 8 items | Box 1, F6 |
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Documents relating to legal cases in Queen Ann County, Maryland, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
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| Ledger of "Accounts of Trust Estate of Edith S. Nalle under Will of Edward Tilghman", undated | Box 1, F6 | |
| Matthew Tilghman, 1795, 1814 | 2 items | Box 1, F7 |
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Legal settlement, 1795, and an order for blank forms to be used by a magistrate, 1814. |
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| Benjamin Tilghman, 1798-1829 | 6 items | Box 1, F8 |
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Letters to William Darlington, Esq., Prothonotary of Chester County (Pennsylvania) from Benjamin Tilghman. |
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| Richard Tilghman, 1903 | 1 item | Box 1, F9 |
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Bill addressed to Richard Tilghman from the Schuylkill Fishing Company. |
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