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MSA SC 5796-3-14
Collection	Potomac History (PotomacHistory website) Collection
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Dates	1834
Medium	Original
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Storage	Contact the Department of Special Collections for location.
Description
Resolution 99. Authorizes the filing of a Complaint against Virginia in the Supreme Court, filed October 20, 1834, eventually voluntarily dismissed on January 25, 1836.A response to a Virginia Act passed on March 5, 1833, reagrding the southern and western boundaries of Maryland. Maryland asserts here that Virginia recognized Maryland's Charter rights but that the two States disagree on the interpretation of that Charter. Letter from Governor of Virginia indicates that Maryland's complaint about the 1833 law is a misunderstanding.

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