The seventh in an eight-volume series, this text presents a body of documents from the National Archives and repositories of other official sources which chronicle a period in which the Supreme Court decided a variety of cases dealing with such matters as debt, taxation, fraud, bills of exchange, treaty interpretation, and prize--some of constitutional importance, many affecting the position of the U.S. on the world stage, and all resolving significant questions of procedure. Arranged in chronological order by their date of decision, the collection includes landmark cases, such as Ware v. Hylton, Hylton v. United States, and Olney v. Arnold/Olney v. Dexter. Marcus is director of the Documentary History of the Supreme Court of the United States. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)