1873

Peckham, Rufus W., 1838-1909

Book signed

Title: Memoir H.A. and Rufus W. Peckham, Jr.

An annotated scrapbook concerning the sinking of the steamer Ville du Havre, on which Peckman's father died. With two separate books, "In Memory of Rufus W. Peckham" and "Memoir H.A. and Rufus W. Peckham, Jr."

GLC05085.04.03

1873

Peckham, Rufus W., 1838-1909

Autograph document

Title: Family Tree of Rufus Preckham

An annotated scrapbook concerning the sinking of the steamer Ville du Havre, on which Peckman's father died. With two separate books, "In Memory of Rufus W. Peckham" and "Memoir H.A. and Rufus W. Peckham, Jr."

GLC05085.04.04

1868

Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873

Book signed

Title: Trial of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States...

[title continued] before the Senate of the United States, on impeachment by the House of Representatives for high crimes and misdemeanors. 3 volumes, inscribed to Richard C. Parsons, signed "S.P. Chase". Vol 1: xxii, 741 pp. vol. 2: xxii, 498 pp., v. 3: xxii, 401 pp.

GLC07047.01

1868

Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873

Book signed

Title: Trial of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States...

[title continued] before the Senate of the United States, on impeachment by the House of Representatives for high crimes and misdemeanors. 3 volumes, inscribed to Richard C. Parsons, signed "S.P. Chase". Vol 1: xxii, 741 pp. vol. 2: xxii, 498 pp., v. 3: xxii, 401 pp.

GLC07047.02

1798, 1799, 1807

Dallas, Alexander James, 1759-1817

Book

Title: Reports of cases ruled and adjudged in the several courts of the United States, and of Pennsylvania : held at the seat of the federal government vol 1

Official printed record of the first ten years of the Supreme Court, volumes 2, 3 and 4. Printed for the reporter at the Aurora Office, Philadelphia. Volume 3 printed by J. Ormrod. Volume 4 printed by Fry and Kammerer. Each volume starts out with a table of the cases heard.

GLC06049.01

1798, 1799, 1807

Dallas, Alexander James, 1759-1817

Book

Title: Reports of cases ruled and adjudged in the several courts of the United States, and of Pennsylvania : held at the seat of the federal government vol 2

Official printed record of the first ten years of the Supreme Court, volumes 2, 3 and 4. Printed for the reporter at the Aurora Office, Philadelphia. Volume 3 printed by J. Ormrod. Volume 4 printed by Fry and Kammerer. Each volume starts out with a table of the cases heard.

GLC06049.02

1798, 1799, 1807

Dallas, Alexander James, 1759-1817

Book

Title: Reports of cases ruled and adjudged in the several courts of the United States, and of Pennsylvania : held at the seat of the federal government vol 3

Official printed record of the first ten years of the Supreme Court, volumes 2, 3 and 4. Printed for the reporter at the Aurora Office, Philadelphia. Volume 3 printed by J. Ormrod. Volume 4 printed by Fry and Kammerer. Each volume starts out with a table of the cases heard.

GLC06049.03

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Portrait photo of Honorable Lucius Q.C. Lamar CSA [cabinet card]

The image shows Lucius Q. C. Lamar seated. He is wearing a judge's robe and is looking to his right of the camera. Inscription on recto: "C.M. Bell 465 Penn Ave. Washington, D.C." Inscription on verso: "Hon. Lucius Q. C. Lamar."

GLC05111.01.1378

1822

Meredith, William Morris, 1799-1873

Pamphlet

Title: A statement, by James C. Biddle and William M. Meredith, of the Philadelphia Bar.

Covers free press versus fair trial.

GLC06232.02

1835

Thomas, William, ?-1836

Book signed

Title: The enemies of the Constitution discovered; or, an inquiry into the origin and tendency of popular violence...

(title continues)... containing a complete and circumstantial account of the unlawful proceedings at the City of Utica, October 21st, 1835; the dispersion of the State Anti-Slavery Convention by the agitators, the destruction of a democratic press and of the causes which led thereto. Together with a concise treatise on the practice of the court of His Honor Judge Lynch. Accompanied with numerous highly interesting and important documents. Published by Leavitt, Lord, & Co. Author (Thomas, according to Library of Congress) writes under the pseudonym "Defensor." Signed in pencil several…

GLC06232.04

18 November 1858

Vermont, General Assembly, House of Representatives, 1858

Pamphlet

Title: Report of the select committee on slavery, the Dred Scott decision, and the action of the Federal Government thereon, submitted Thursday, Nov. 18, 1858.

Printed by Eliakim Persons Walton. "We plant ourselves, then, on this Constitution, and there we are determined to stand, firmly, unflinchingly, unmoved and unterrified by the combined assaults of Federal or of the Slave Power, whether manifested in fugitive or Nebraska Acts, Presidential Proclamations or Dred Scott decisions."

GLC06232.07

1842

Peters, Richard, 1780-1848

Book

Title: Report of the case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Argued and adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States at January term, 1842.

In which it was decided that all the laws of the several states relative to fugitive slaves are unconstitutional and void; and that Congress has the exclusive power of legislation on the subject of fugitive slaves escaping into other states. By Richard Peters, reporter of the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States. Printed by L. Johnson. Cover is fragile, consisting of green wrapper.

GLC06232.12

December 1870

Arkansas. Supreme Court.

Manuscript document

Title: [Gideon Pillow v. Brown & Childress as executor of John Pointer, appeal from Philips Circuit Court]

Supreme Court of Arkansas case. Involves Pointer's sale of 85 slaves to Pillow on 28 December 1860. Discusses the legitimacy of enforcing slavery related cases. Focuses on unpaid debt, and interest on unpaid debt, that might have accrued during the course of the Civil War. Cites an earlier precedent from the 18th century: "This question first arose in the United States shortly after the War of 1776 and it was held that on contracts made before the War, when the parties belong within the opposing forces, that the debt was suspended and that interest did not run (accrue) unless the creditor…

GLC06244

1802

Header Record

Title: Legal documents pertaining to the Easter Plot of 1802 [Decimalized .01-.16]

An archive of legal documents related to the Halifax County, Virginia trial of slaves following Sancho's Rebellion, also known as the Easter Plot of 1802. Includes six indictments, five mittimus warrants, one arrest warrant, and four writs of summons. Sancho, a participant in Gabriel's Rebellion of 1800, instigated a slave uprising intended to take place on or around Good Friday 1802. The ferment spread through southern Virginia (including Halifax County), and northeastern North Carolina. In his book "Gabriel's Rebellion: The Virginia Slave Conspiracies of 1800 & 1802," Daniel…

GLC06338

1839

Stratton, Samuel, fl. 1839

Pamphlet

Title: Report of the Holden slave case, tried at the January term of the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Worcester, A.D. 1839.

Printed by Colton and Howland for the Board of Directors of the Holden Anti-Slavery Society. Discusses "the case of Commonwealth vs. Samuel Stratton, Samuel Foster, James E. Cheney, and Farnum White, Jun., who were charged in the indictment with a conspiracy to defraud Olivia Eames of Holden, of the voluntary services of her servant girl, named Anne, without her consent..."

GLC06356

1798, 1799, 1807

Dallas, Alexander James, 1759-1817

Header Record

Title: Reports of cases ruled and adjudged in the several courts of the United States, and of Pennsylvania : held at the seat of the federal government

Official printed record of the first ten years of the Supreme Court, volumes 2, 3 and 4. Printed for the reporter at the Aurora Office, Philadelphia. Volume 3 printed by J. Ormrod. Volume 4 printed by Fry and Kammerer. Each volume starts out with a table of the cases heard.

GLC06049

1841

Baldwin, Roger Sherman, 1793-1863

Pamphlet

Title: The argument of Roger S. Baldwin, of New Haven, before the Supreme Court of the United States,...

(title continues)... in the case of the United States, Appellants, vs. Cinque, and others, Africans of the Amistad. Printed by Seth Williston Benedict. Includes stitched binding.

GLC06139

1 December 1786

Champion, Richard, 1743-1791

Manuscript document signed

Title: Certificate of freedom for Peter a free Negro

Written by Champion for the Court of Common Pleas in Camden County held on 27 November 1786. Document certifies the freedom "of the Negro Peter lately claimed by William Massey." It states that Peter "hath been adjudged a free Man and ... he shall be deemed held and taken as a free Man during his Life." Document was witnessed, but not signed by, Henry Pendleton, an associate justice of the state. Red wax seal is extant on bottom of recto.

GLC06147

17 September 1942

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

Document signed

Title: Pardon of California judge Gavin Craig convicted in Italo Petroleum case

The judge was convicted of "Conspiracy to endeavor to obstruct justice...." in the Italo Petroleum Case. With pardon attorney's warrant and file of supporting original petitions.

GLC05912

1872

Book

Title: Proceedings in the Klu Klux Klan trials at Columbia, S.C. in the United States circuit court, November term, 1871.

Published by the Republican Printing Company, State Printers. Contains detailed court proceedings regarding cases of Klan members versus the United States. Index, beginning on page 1 following page 835, organizes the book by case, noting the names of participating defense and prosecution. No creator is listed, though the title page indicates that this book was printed from government copy. The initials B.P. and L.F.P. follow a brief introduction. First edition.

GLC05929

circa 1925

Ku Klux Klan

Pamphlet

Title: The Klan in action leadership responsibilites organization methods: a manual of leadership for officers of local klans.

Published by American Printing & Manufacturing Company. Contains detailed instructions on leadership, Klan policies, and local Klan organization for officers. Begins by stating "The one human quality which, more than any other, makes a man stand out above his fellows, which can make him most useful to himself, his brother men, his country and his God, is the power of leadership." First edition.

GLC05930

18 July 1863

Broadside

Title: To the Laboring Men of New York.

Issued by "A Democratic Workingman." Civil War anti-draft riot broadside reminding potential rioters that all damages incurred during the riots are paid for with city money; that is, money out of their own pockets. Encourages New Yorkers to trust that unlawful policy will be settled in the highest courts.

GLC05864

1802

Book

Title: Debates in the Congress of the United States [to repeal court reorganization]

[Full title] Debates in the Congress of the United States, on the Bill for Repealing the Law for the more Convenient Organization of the Courts by the U. S..... Printed by Collier & Stockwell.

GLC05880

20 November 1789

Hichborn, Benjamin, 1746-1817

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Has browsed Knox's statement on the Flucker Estate and plans to attend to the matter of the creditors. Asks Knox to recommend that his friend [John] Tucker be appointed to the position of clerk of the Supreme Court, implying that the appointment would help Knox's case. Notes that Mr. Jay is already in support of Tucker. Stamped "Boston" and "Paid." Marked "private" on the address leaf.

GLC02437.04418

10 November 1790

Hichborn, Benjamin, 1746-1817

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Informs Knox that "with some difficulty" he "obtained the necessary Certificate, and the order of the Supreme Court at Cambridge for the Sale of the whole of Mrs. Flucker's real Estate." Before the sale Knox has to take an oath "and I think give hands for the faithful discharge of your duty." After a "small journey" Hichborn will see "whether that oath cannot be taken at Philadelphia."

GLC02437.04775