Montgomery, John, 1764-1828

John Montgomery was an attorney in Baltimore. He was a U.S. Congressman from 1807-1811, and then served as Attorney General of Maryland from 1811-1818, and as a Mayor of Baltimore. He was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the son of John Montgomery, a member of the Continental Congress during the American Revolution. He married first Mary Hanes or Harris, then Maria Nicholson in 1809 in Baltimore. His sister Hannah was married to Albert Gallatin. He's buried at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Harford County, Maryland.

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[Letter from Littleton Dennis Teackle to Charles Nicoll Bancker, July 28, 1812, Vol. 3]

Letter from Littleton Dennis Teackle to Charles Nicoll Bancker. The letter is from Vol. 3 of Charles N. Bancker's correspondence journal. Littleton gives a detailed recount of the riot that occurred in Baltimore on July 27, 1812. Anti-war articles written by Alexander Contee Hanson in the Federal Republican newspaper caused riots against the newspaper. The riot and events occurring afterwards were violent and resulted in the death of at least one man, Dr. Gale. Littleton includes an additional note with some of the names of the men involved.