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[Military pay rolls of William Van Dueresen]

List of payment made to men serving under Captain William Van Deursen. Many of the men are also given advanced pay and some receive a premium for having enlisted in December.

GLC02542.32.24

to William Van Deursen

Has been informed by Commodore Decator that "two 74s and two large frigates" may be headed in their direction, and hopes Van Deursen is prepared in the event "they should think proper to pay us a visit." H. Burbeck may be Henry Burbeck (1754-1848).

GLC02542.32.25

Myrtleville Island from the Strand road to []

Sketch of Myrtleville Bay and the surrounding area in County Cork, Ireland. Croker was a famous Irish folklorist.

GLC02542.32.26

[Sketch of a small town]

Watercolor drawing of a small town, most likely in Ireland or England. Croker was a famous Irish folklorist.

GLC02542.32.27

[Promisory note to Seth Hall for one dollar]

Promissory note to Seth Hall for one dollar. Signer may have the last name North, but it is hard to tell.

GLC02542.32.28

[Incomplete]

Fragment of a note or letter. The only legible words read "my Uncle of...Isiah Arnold Esq...Aged 83. born in...for Paul Collin...my Father James..."

GLC02542.32.29

[Note to be telegramed to Pierre G. T. Beauregard]

Reports that "It is important to secure the plantation boats on both banks of the Mississippi. Shall I have it secure so as to prevent their destruction by the enemy?"

GLC04057.01

[Note to be telegramed to Pierre G. T. Beauregard]

Informs Beauregard that "Col. Shelby reports the Enemy in considerable force at Holly Springs." While the Western front was relatively quiet at this time, Holly Springs would be the site of a major battle in September.

GLC04057.02

[Note to be telegramed to Pierre G. T. Beauregard]

Wonders whether or not he should "establish the Holly Springs repairing machinery at Newtown." While the Western front was relatively quiet at this time, Holly Springs would be the site of a major battle in September.

GLC04057.03

[Note to be telegramed to Pierre G. T. Beauregard]

Requests railroad cars to move his forces and supplies.

GLC04057.04

to Sterling Price

General Maury informs General Price he was disappointed that Price recently failed to visit Vicksburg. Reports on marching with General Lee (possibly Stephen Dill Lee). Relates that due to a railroad accident, the 35th Mississippi lost an estimated...

GLC05012.01

[Print of General Dabney Herndon Maury]

Etched by Hall. Circa dates inferred based on the dates of some of Hall's other etchings. Depicts Herndon, a Confederate General, in military uniform.

GLC05012.02

[Summary of the military service of Confederate Generals John Horace Forney and Dabney Herndon Maury]

A page removed from a biographical work.

GLC05012.03

[Joseph Chew's discussion of a letter from Benedict Arnold]

The note, signed by Chew, explains how the accompanying letter (no longer present) was kept undercover, "This Letter was delivered as a Blank Sheet of Paper put over one or two newspapers - which by wetting with a Proper Composition made it Legible."...

GLC05533.02

to Braxton Bragg

Short on men and supplies, and requests reinforcements. Discusses his movements and explains that his lack of troops is responsible for his slow progress.

GLC06311.01

[Carte de visite of Confederate Genereal Humphrey Marshall]

Engraving of General Humphrey Marshall in the form of a carte de visite.

GLC06311.02

The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus under the Consitution.

Printed by C. Sherman & Son. Second edition. The first part, 58 pages in length, discusses "The right of the President of the United States, in time of rebellion, and when the public safety in his judgment requires, to arrest and detain a freeman...

GLC08599.01

A review of Mr. Binney's pamphlet on "the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus under the Constitution."

Published by John Campbell. Bullitt seeks to examine the legal aspects of Horace Binney's argument, based on his opinion that Binney's "premises were not well taken, and that his inferences or conclusions were erroneous." Expresses hope to "present...

GLC08599.02

A reply to Horace Binney's pamphlet on the habeas corpus.

States "The Constitution, assuming that the privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall exist complete and universal, and thus authorizing it, authorizes it to be suspended on certain conditions" (page 39). Indicates that this essay was written 22...

GLC08599.03

Authorities cited antagonistic to Horace Binney's conclusions on the writ of habeas corpus.

Published by John Campbell. Jackson states "Having carefully read Mr. Horace Binney's pamphlet 'The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus under the Constitution,' and conscientiously believing the doctrine therein inculcated to be of an anti...

GLC08599.04

The writ of habeas corpus and Mr. Binney.

Published by John Campbell. Referring to Binney, Montgomery states "At a time like this, when the United States professes to be contending for the Principles of Free Government under the Constitution, it is unfortunate that a gentleman of great...

GLC08599.05

Remarks on Mr. Binney's treatise on the writ of habeas corpus...

Published by John Campbell. Second edition. Wharton, a lawyer from Pennsylvania, states "It is as undoubtedly, however, no part of the office of an American Chief Executive to suspend, at his discretion, the privileges of the humblest citizen...

GLC08599.06

Answer to Mr. Binney's reply to 'remarks' on his treatise on the habeas corpus.

Published by John Campbell. Wharton, a lawyer from Pennsylvania, states "Mr. Binney contends- That it is a lawful and a praiseworthy act, in the present crisis to seize a citizen in a peaceful State, where law and justice are openly and constantly...

GLC08599.07

Presidential power over personal liberty. A review of Horace Binney's essay on the writ of habeas corpus.

Includes inserted errata notes. States "we have shown that the normal condition of the English, and we their descendants, is freedom, subject to the law; that it was against encroachments upon their liberty, our ancestors have been contending for...

GLC08599.08

The suspending power and the writ of habeas corpus.

Published by John Campbell. Johnston states "it has been said that the 'President has no power that can be abused, except with more danger to himself than to the community,' and that ... ours is 'the most feeblest Executive perhaps ever known in a...

GLC08599.09