Jeremiah Towney Chase papers
Abstract
This collection consists primarily of correspondence and legal papers of Jeremiah Townley Chase and some papers and correspondence of his father Richard Chase.
Dates
- 1742 - 1916
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
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Biographical / Historical
Jeremiah Townley Chase studied law under his cousin Samuel Chase in Annapolis and started his own law practice in Baltimore in 1772. He was active in revolutionary politics, moved to Annapolis in 1779, and became chief judge of the Court of Appeals in 1806. Richard Chase was Jeremiah Townley Chase's father.
Extent
0.63 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mr. E.Worthington, February 1949.
Scope and Contents
Jeremiah Townley Chase's legal papers include suits against Dr. John Stevenson over the administration of Richard Chase's estate and against the State of MD for compensation while Jeremiah Townley Chase was chief judge of the Court of Appeals. Other papers deal with Jeremiah T. Chase's attempt to obtain the rents from his father's and uncle Jeremiah's property in London and possible claims to land of Richard and Jeremiah Chase in NJ. Jeremiah T. Chase bought land in and around Baltimore, some in partnership with merchant Daniel Bowly (1745-1807) from whom there are several letters spanning the years 1792-1807. Also included in the collection are legal papers of Richard Loockerman (?-1792) and his son Richard Loockerman (ca. 1780-1834) who married Frances Townley Chase, Jeremiah T. Chase's daughter, in 1803. The younger Loockerman's papers concern the settlement of his father-in-law's estate. There are a few letters relating to the genealogy of the Chase and Loockerman families and some miscellaneous Chase and Loockerman correspondence and legal papers.
- Title
- Guide to the Jeremiah Towney Chase papers
- Status
- Minimally Processed
- Author
- Mallory Harwerth
- Date
- 2026-01
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2026-01-07: Manually entered into ArchivesSpace by Mallory Harwerth.
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org