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MEMORANDUM (S1259-121- 1715)
01/19/90
FROM: Ed
TO: Shirley
CONCERNING:
Letter to Christine Jordan, 90-4887
Dear Christine:
I very much appreciate the copy of the Barren v. Baltimore
materials in RG 267.
The case would make a very good story for a PBS series. Not only
is it an early attempt to extend the due process clause to
protect personal property rithe effects of an action by a local
jurisdiction (Baltimore City), it also is Marshall's last case in
which he not only appears to reverse himself, but also is
upholding the arguments made by his successor as Maryland's
Attorney General (Taney).
I would be happy to share any of the research we have done to
date with you and your friend. Perhaps we could meet someday
for lunch here or in Washington. Just give me a call to set up a
mutually convenient time.
A member of my staff, Nancy Bramucci, will be using the case in
her Masters thesis at Williamsburg which focuses on the history
of Fells Point. Ultimately Nancy will know a great deal about the
people involved in the case at the local level (we even have the
jury list for a parallel case involving a neighboring wharf).
Sy
ECP
cc: NMB
copy of all to me; if Nancy has not done the xerox of the NARA
materials, could you do it for her and give me the originals?
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