John Marshall PapersPapers of John Marshall database linked is for WM community use. Original letters and copies of letters from other repositories, chiefly 1788-1835, of John Marshall's correspondence with his wife, Mary Willis (Ambler) Marshall, other family members, James Monroe, Joseph Story, Bushrod Washington, and others. The correspondence reflects Marshall's wide range in interests including law, Virginia and U. S. politics, international affairs, agriculture and social events. Also included are letters by family members and descendants; a charcoal sketch and copies of visual representations of John Marshall; and places and events associated with him. Includes a discussion of Elbridge Gerry's letter of 20 October 1798 to President John Adams, in which he [Elbridge Gerry] makes several misstatements about his part in the XYZ Affair, which Marshall now refutes point by point; "I must hope sir that you will think justly on this subject & will thereby save us both the pain of an altercation..."
Also includes a letter of 27 April; discusses Mr. [Edmund] Pendleton; mentions a copy of a letter from Mr. Carr in the possession of Col. John Nichols; Augustine Davis may have published it; his [Charles Carter's] brother has written to Mr. [?] Sujt in regards to it; discusses Mr. [Edmund] Pendleton, [Thomas] Jefferson, and the XYZ dispatch.
