Civil War Union Brigadier General, US Congressman, US Senator. He was admitted to the bar in 1834 and was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Congresses, serving until 1843. In 1848, he served as Attorney General of Pennsylvania and was elected to the United States Senate in 1849, serving until 1855. At the start of the Civil War in 1861, he was authorized by President Abraham Lincoln to raise a volunteer Maryland Brigade and commissioned Brigadier General. He campaigned in West Virginia until 1862 and due to poor health he was appointed commandant at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio, serving until his death.
Frederick County, MD Equity JWLC-1
169-171 - COOPER, MILLER, SCHLEY, BAUGHER - Sep 1863
George SCHLEY & wife and James M. SCHLEY & wife vs William Henry SCHLEY & Others (Supplemental of BGF-1, 490)
On 9 Nov 1859, George SCHLEY and James M. SCHLEY, trustees, sold to James COOPER, the mansion house of the late Frederick A. SCHLEY, Lots #9, 10 and half of 11, fronting Court Square in Frederick, for $10,000.
JAMES COOPER d/ Mar 1863
widow - Jane Mary (MILLER) COOPER
execs/ Jane Mary COOPER, Andrew G. MILLER and Daniel M. SMYSER
George SCHLEY and James M. SCHLEY, trustees, sold the same to Joseph BAUGHER and the court authorized the conveyance.
Distribution of $4,500; court costs, $176.47
- George SCHLEY, son, 1/4 or $1,080
- James M. SCHLEY, son, 1/4 or $1,080
- William H. SCHLEY, son, 1/4 or $1,080
- Buchanan SCHLEY, son, 1/4 or $1,080
Closed 20 Nov 1863.
Frederick County, MD Equity JWLC-1
169-171 - COOPER, MILLER, SCHLEY, BAUGHER - Sep 1863
George SCHLEY & wife and James M. SCHLEY & wife vs William Henry SCHLEY & Others (Supplemental of BGF-1, 490)
On 9 Nov 1859, George SCHLEY and James M. SCHLEY, trustees, sold to James COOPER, the mansion house of the late Frederick A. SCHLEY, Lots #9, 10 and half of 11, fronting Court Square in Frederick, for $10,000.
JAMES COOPER d/ Mar 1863
widow - Jane Mary (MILLER) COOPER
execs/ Jane Mary COOPER, Andrew G. MILLER and Daniel M. SMYSER
George SCHLEY and James M. SCHLEY, trustees, sold the same to Joseph BAUGHER and the court authorized the conveyance.
Distribution of $4,500; court costs, $176.47
- George SCHLEY, son, 1/4 or $1,080
- James M. SCHLEY, son, 1/4 or $1,080
- William H. SCHLEY, son, 1/4 or $1,080
- Buchanan SCHLEY, son, 1/4 or $1,080
Closed 20 Nov 1863.
Civil War Union Brigadier General, US Congressman, US Senator. He was admitted to the bar in 1834 and was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Congresses, serving until 1843. In 1848, he served as Attorney General of Pennsylvania and was elected to the United States Senate in 1849, serving until 1855. At the start of the Civil War in 1861, he was authorized by President Abraham Lincoln to raise a volunteer Maryland Brigade and commissioned Brigadier General. He campaigned in West Virginia until 1862 and due to poor health he was appointed commandant at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio, serving until his death.
Frederick County, MD Equity JWLC-1
169-171 - COOPER, MILLER, SCHLEY, BAUGHER - Sep 1863
George SCHLEY & wife and James M. SCHLEY & wife vs William Henry SCHLEY & Others (Supplemental of BGF-1, 490)
On 9 Nov 1859, George SCHLEY and James M. SCHLEY, trustees, sold to James COOPER, the mansion house of the late Frederick A. SCHLEY, Lots #9, 10 and half of 11, fronting Court Square in Frederick, for $10,000.
JAMES COOPER d/ Mar 1863
widow - Jane Mary (MILLER) COOPER
execs/ Jane Mary COOPER, Andrew G. MILLER and Daniel M. SMYSER
George SCHLEY and James M. SCHLEY, trustees, sold the same to Joseph BAUGHER and the court authorized the conveyance.
Distribution of $4,500; court costs, $176.47
- George SCHLEY, son, 1/4 or $1,080
- James M. SCHLEY, son, 1/4 or $1,080
- William H. SCHLEY, son, 1/4 or $1,080
- Buchanan SCHLEY, son, 1/4 or $1,080
Closed 20 Nov 1863.
Frederick County, MD Equity JWLC-1
169-171 - COOPER, MILLER, SCHLEY, BAUGHER - Sep 1863
George SCHLEY & wife and James M. SCHLEY & wife vs William Henry SCHLEY & Others (Supplemental of BGF-1, 490)
On 9 Nov 1859, George SCHLEY and James M. SCHLEY, trustees, sold to James COOPER, the mansion house of the late Frederick A. SCHLEY, Lots #9, 10 and half of 11, fronting Court Square in Frederick, for $10,000.
JAMES COOPER d/ Mar 1863
widow - Jane Mary (MILLER) COOPER
execs/ Jane Mary COOPER, Andrew G. MILLER and Daniel M. SMYSER
George SCHLEY and James M. SCHLEY, trustees, sold the same to Joseph BAUGHER and the court authorized the conveyance.
Distribution of $4,500; court costs, $176.47
- George SCHLEY, son, 1/4 or $1,080
- James M. SCHLEY, son, 1/4 or $1,080
- William H. SCHLEY, son, 1/4 or $1,080
- Buchanan SCHLEY, son, 1/4 or $1,080
Closed 20 Nov 1863.
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