1John Quincy Adams to Walter Hellen, 28 April 1802 (Adams Papers)
...Joshua Johnson’s former partners in the mercantile firm of Wallace, Johnson, & Muir. The partners reached a financial settlement through arbitration in 1799, but Johnson later challenged the settlement in court. In Oct. 1799 Maryland chancellor Alexander Contee Hanson (1749–1806) ruled against Johnson. Hanson issued a handbill dated 31 March 1800 justifying his actions, but Johnson appealed...