Williams, Nathaniel (1782-1864) Savage Manufacturing Co. vs. The Baltimore Silk Company
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03545.24.08 Author/Creator: Williams, Nathaniel (1782-1864) Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Manuscript document Date: 1842 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 33 x 21 cm. Order a Copy
Copy of a petition to the judges of the Baltimore County court from the Savage Manufacturing Company to obtain payment from the Baltimore Silk Company. States that the Savage Manufacturing Company has made repeated efforts to obtain payment from the president of the Baltimore Silk Company, David Barnum without success. Copied signatures of Nathaniel and Joseph Williams as attorneys for the petitioners and Thomas Kell as the court clerk.
From the archive of Baltimore attorney Nathaniel Williams.
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