Robert M. Charlton legal briefs, 1824-1831

Summary

Creator:
Charlton, Robert M. (Robert Milledge), 1807-1854
Date:
1824-1831
Extent:
1 volume(s)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Robert M. Charlton legal briefs, ms 1099. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of a volume of legal briefs and precedents written entirely in the hand of Robert M. Charlton from 1824-1831. The volume includes information on deed of marriage settlements, subpoenas, injunctions, calculating interest, action for slander, mortgage foreclosures, etc. Also contains an index compiled by Charlton and several poems and other non-legal annotations.

Biographical / historical:

Robert Milledge Charlton (1807-1854) was a lawyer, Georgia House of Representatives, U.S. Senator, Savannah (Ga.) Mayor, U.S. District Attorney, and Judge of the Superior Court for Georgia's Eastern Circuit.

For more information, see his congressional biography.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Robert M. Charlton legal briefs, ms 1099. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.