Appointed by President Monroe (1817-1825)

Collections relating to U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justices appointed by President Monroe.

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Smith Thompson (1823-1843)

Collections in the Manuscript Division relating to Smith Thompson, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice from 1823 to 1843.

Smith Thompson Papers
Published/Created: 1765-1831 (bulk 1823-1831)
Correspondence, legal notes, and other papers relating primarily to various Supreme Court cases and to personal affairs. Of particular note is Thompson's draft of his dissenting opinion in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831).

The following collections contain correspondence or other materials relating to Smith Thompson.

John Gwinn Papers
Published/Created: 1815-1864 (bulk 1825-1849)
John Shaw Papers
Published/Created: 1798-1895 (bulk 1810-1822)
Robert Traill Spence Letterbook
Published/Created: 1822-1823
Martin Van Buren Papers
Published/Created: 1787-1910 (bulk 1820-1850)

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Appointed by President Monroe (1817-1825)