Lot 778
Taney, Roger Brooke (1777-1864) Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1836-64), best known for writing the Dred Scott Decision in March 1857, in which he declared that blacks were not and could never become citizens of the United States, that the framers of the Constitution believed that blacks "had no rights which the white man was bound to respect; and that the negro might justly and lawfully be reduced to slavery for his benefit…." Manuscript document signed ("R. B. Taney") twice on the verso, one page, 13¼ x 8"., Frederick County, Maryland, c. 1812. Legal document signed as attorney for the plaintiff. Very good condition.
Estimated Value $100 - 125.
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| Realized $74 |
