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Bullitt, John Christian, 1824-1902 A review of Mr. Binney's pamphlet on "the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus under the Constitution."

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08599.02 Author/Creator: Bullitt, John Christian, 1824-1902 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Pamphlet Date: 1862 Pagination: 1 v. : 56 p. : Height: 20.8 cm, Width: 13.8 cm Order a Copy

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 the great constitutional question involved in its true light." Cover is missing.

Bullitt, John Christian, 1824-1902
Binney, Horace, 1780-1875
Campbell, John, 1810-1874

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