The Papers of John Marshall: Volume IV
Correspondence and Papers, January 1799 — October
1800
Charles T. Cullen, Editor
Leslie Tobias, Assistant Editor
Published in 1984 by the University of North Carolina Press ISBN 0-8078-1586-1
The majority of documents printed in this volume resulted from political offices Marshall held in the nation's capital. The large number of documents from his term in the Sixth Congress indicates that he held a pivotal position in the first session and was involved in and contributed to most of the important business to come before the House of Representatives.
Documents from Marshall's tenure as secretary of state are quite different in nature from those produced during his service in Congress. Many of them received little attention from Marshall, and because of their great number, are listed in an appendix if not printed in full. Marshall's brief tenure as secretary of state (May 1800-March 1801), was historically important, as the material presented in this volume establishes.
The documents from the Sixth Congress together with those from Marshall's time as secretary of state illuminate the national role played by this former regional figure and make more understandable John Adams's selection of him to lead the judicial branch of government in the wake of the elections of 1800.
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