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{"value"=>"39731", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1840 - 1863", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1840/1863"}
{"value"=>"n.d.", "type"=>"inclusive"}
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1840
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1863
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"III. B. Cumberland Coal & Iron Company vs. Sherman, Dean & Postley{1840 - 1863, n.d.}"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Tilden represented the Cumberland Coal & Iron Company when it brought suit against members of its board. The suit claimed the board had authorized Allen M. Sherman, company president, to sell a large portion of its mining lands at an undervalued price to a holding company in which Sherman, along with board members William B. Dean and S.B. Postley, held a significant financial interest.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>Consists of correspondence; drafts of Tilden's points for the plaintiff and related notes, research on legal precedents and related court decisions; case files containing copies of the complaint, summonses, affidavits, plaintiff's evidence, and other material supporting their complaint; copies of testimony; and printed reports from the Cumberland Coal & Iron Company.</p>"}
- date_start
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1840
- date_end
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1863
- keydate
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1840