Daniel K. Stewart vs. the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, 1880

This series consists of testimony from the case of Daniel K. Stewart vs. the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company. The case was filed to contest the canal company's sale of repair bonds authorized in 1878 to make capital improvements to the canal facilities. This series consists of eight bound or grouped transcripts of testimony from the complainants and respondents in the case. Three of the transcripts are handwritten. All the testimony dates from 1880.

The testimony of over one hundred individuals is included in the documents. Prominent among these are William H. Gorman, the president of the canal company at the time, and Stephen Gambrill, past president. Both men became prominent Democratic politicians in the state of Maryland following their involvement with the canal company.

The testimony primarily covers the role of the canal company in local elections in Cumberland and other Maryland cities during the 1870s. The relation of this testimony to the sale of bonds by the company is unknown. The majority of individuals testifying for the respondents were former or current officials or loyal employees of the company, while complainants' testimony came from former employees who had been involved in the actual operation of the canal. Examiner for the complainant in these testimonies is John P. Poe, and the cross-examiner for the respondent is Mr. Carter or Mr. Johnson.

This series is arranged alphabetically by type of testimony, with the exception of the final item in this series, a transcript of testimony that could not be assigned either to complainant or respondent.