Roger B. Taney Chief Justice of Supreme Court Framed Autograph Letter - Signed

Description

Document measures 7 ½ inches by 11 ¼ inches. Frame measures 18 ¼ inches by 17 ¾ inches. Frame has some wear around the edges, but is display ready.
Legal Pleading signed by Roger B. Taney (as office attorney) who later became the fifth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. This is a Maryland assault complaint. It appears to have been written in hand By an office scrivener and then signed by Taney. The piece was purchased at B. Altman’s in the 1970s. Taney’s signature is scarce.