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Morris, John W. (fl. 1890)
War Claims Against The United States
A digest of laws and practice relative to war claims against the United States written by attorney John W. Morris, an expert in pension cases.
GLC03523.10.238
14 December 1864
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Treaty Between the United States of America and the Tabeguache Band of Utah Indians
Concerns the cession of all Tabeguache land except for a designated reservation area, the right of Americans to build military posts and railroads on their land, the rights of Americans to mine there, and the remuneration the Tabeguache will...
GLC08055.41
1862
Moore, George Henry (1823-1892)
Historical notes on the employment of Negroes in the American army of the Revolution.
Published by Charles T. Evans. Discusses the involvement of African Americans in the American Revolution. Includes a return of African American soldiers on page 17 (lists numbers of African Americans by state for 1778). Discusses the opinions of...
GLC08405
January - February 1861
Buchanan, James (1791-1868)
South Carolina. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting correspondence in relation to Fort Sumter, &c.
Marked House Executive Document, No. 61, 36th Congress, 2nd Session. Buchanan transmits to Congress correspondence concerning Fort Sumter. Printings of seven letters, including ones by or to Jefferson Davis, John Slidell, Colonel Isaac W. Hayne...
GLC08438
1867
U.S. Supreme Court
Review of the Decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, in the cases of Lambdin P. Milligan and others, the Indiana Conspirators.
Original printing of the Supreme Court's April 3, 1866 decision in Ex Parte Milligan, rejecting the military's claim of legal jurisdiction to try and sentence Lambdin P. Milligan and other so-called "Butternuts," Confederate supporters in southern...
GLC08445.02
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