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Opinions of Hon. John M. Read, of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, in favor of the constitutionality of the act of Congress of March 3, 1863, "for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes" delivered at Pittsburg, on Monday, November 9, 1863, and at Philadelphia, on Saturday, January 16, 1864.

Title
Opinions of Hon. John M. Read, of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, in favor of the constitutionality of the act of Congress of March 3, 1863, "for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes" [electronic resource] : delivered at Pittsburg, on Monday, November 9, 1863, and at Philadelphia, on Saturday, January 16, 1864.
Author
Read, John M. (John Meredith), 1797-1874.
Publication
Philadelphia : Caxton Press of C. Sherman, Son & Co., 1864.

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Pennsylvania. Supreme Court.
Description
31 p.; 22 cm.
Subject
  • United States. Army > Recruiting, enlistment, etc. > Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Draft > United States
Note
  • Three bills in equity were filed in the Supreme Court for the Eastern District by three individuals, against the officers of the Enrolling Boards of the First and Fourth Congressional Districts, praying for injunctions to restrain the defendants from further proceedings with or under such enrollment, requisition, and draft, under the Act of 3d March, 1863, and particularly from all proceedings against the said plaintiffs. The ground alleged for these applications was the unconstitutionality of this Act of Congress.--Cf. p.[3]
  • Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.
  • Sabin no. 68166.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Indexed In (note)
  • RLIN
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
CTRG98-B2486
Author
Read, John M. (John Meredith), 1797-1874.
Title
Opinions of Hon. John M. Read, of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, in favor of the constitutionality of the act of Congress of March 3, 1863, "for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes" [electronic resource] : delivered at Pittsburg, on Monday, November 9, 1863, and at Philadelphia, on Saturday, January 16, 1864.
Imprint
Philadelphia : Caxton Press of C. Sherman, Son & Co., 1864.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Indexed In:
RLIN, CTRG98-B2486
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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Pennsylvania. Supreme Court.
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