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177273016London 1772. Paperback. 29p. Disbound removed from a bound volume. 36cm. Moderate soiling and wear. At least 9 Reports and Further Reports were issued. <br/><br/> paperback books
150933290London: George Edward Wright at the Times Office 188890. Small 12mo. 35 parts bound in 12 vols. <br><br>A good complete set of this important work on Parnell and Ireland during the last three decades of the 19th-century. Contents are: pt. 1. Opening speech of the attorney-general; pt. 2. Evidence of Mr. O'Shea and other witnesses; pt. 3. Evidence as to murders and other outrages; pt. 4. Further evidence as to outrages; pts. 59. Further evidence as to murders and outrages; pt. 10. The League Invincibles Moonlighters speeches; pt. 11. Speeches extracts from "United Ireland" &c.; pt. 12. Evidence of Major Le Caron; pt. 13. Evidence of Mr. Soames and Mr. MacDonald; pt. 14. Evidence of Mr. Houston and Mr. Pigott; pt. 15. Confession of Pigott withdrawal of the letters; pt. 16. Extracts from the "Irish world" speeches of Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Forster; pt. 17. The banking accounts of the League Frank Byrne and the Phoenix park knives close of "The Times" case; pt. 18. Sir Charles Russell's speech; pt. 19. Continuation of Sir Charles Russell's speech; pt. 20. Evidence of Mr. Parnell; pt. 21. Continuation of Mr. Parnell's evidence. Irish priests and the League; pt. 22. Irish priests and the League; pt. 23. Evidence of Mr. W. O'Brien and Mr. T.D. Sullivan; pt. 24. Evidence of Mr. Biggar Mr. Lewis and Mr. E. Harrington the League books; pt. 25. Evidence of Mr. E. Harrington Mr. T.P. O'Connor &c.; pt. 26. Evidence of Dr. Kenny Mr. Sexton Mr. T. Harrington &c.; pt. 27. Evidence of Mr. Davitt &c.; pt. 28. Evidence of Mr. John O'Connor Mr. Foley Mr. Condon &c.; pt. 29. Withdrawal of Sir Charles Russell and the other Parnellite counsel evidence of Mr. O'Kelly Mr. M. Harris &c.; pt. 30. Mr. Parnell cross-examined the Land league books; pt. 31. Mr. Davitt's speech; pt. 3234. Speech of Sir Henry James; pt. 35. Report of the judges. Contemporary dark brown sheep with pebbled paper sides. Leather abraded. Two volumes rebacked appropriately. Ex-library with call number label on spine bookplate and rubber-stamp on front pastedown stamps on free endpapers label and rubber-stamps on rear pastedown; one stamp in one lower margin of each volume. Two volumes have rubber stamp on all three edges of closed volume. Two volumes with Joints outside expertly repaired. George Edward Wright, at the Times Office hardcover books
S2065Collectible - Acceptable. 1879. 9x12.75 Blue cloth hardcover with gold lettering on spine. Part I: 607 pp. Index to part I: 438 pp. bound together. No dust jacket. Cover corners and spine ends bumped and worn. Text block tight. Pages slightly soiled. Title page detached. hardcover books
1980675571980. Debates in the House of Lords 1909-1980 Great Britain. Parliament. Parliamentary Debates Official House of Lords. London: Printed for the Controller of H.M.S.O. 1909-1980. 397 Vols. lacking vols. 129-133 and vol. 260. Forty-two 42 linear feet of shelf space. Contemporary cloth blind frames to boards gilt titles to spine. Volumes I bound in recent buckram. Moderate shelfwear interiors clean. Ex-law school library. Location labels to spines stamps to edges bookplates and other markings to pastedowns and endleaves. $1495. New Series. Authorized by Parliament this series was the successor to Hansard's Parliamentary Debates which succeeded the series commenced by William Cobbett in 1804. unknown books
1980675581980. 920 vols. of 967 lacking 47 vols. 154 linear feet. 920 vols. of 967 lacking 47 vols. 154 linear feet. Debates in the House of Commons 1909-1980 Great Britain. Parliament. Parliamentary Debates Official House of Commons. London: Printed for the Controller of H.M.S.O. 1909-1980. Vols. 1-362; 406-701; 704-898; 900-965; 967. Together 920 volumes. Lacking vols. 363-405 702 703 899 and 966. One hundred fifty-four 154 linear feet of shelf space. Contemporary cloth blind frames to boards blind fillets and gilt titles to spine a few volumes bound in similar-style later cloth. Light to moderate shelfwear some hinges craked or starting interiors clean. Ex-law school library. Location labels to spines stamps to edges bookplates and other markings to pastedowns and endleaves. $1995. New Series. Authorized by Parliament this series was the successor to Hansard's Parliamentary Debates which succeeded the series commenced by William Cobbett in 1804. unknown books
1891675561891. Debates in Parliament 1892-1908 Great Britain. Parliament. The Parliamentary Debates Fourth Series. London: Reuter's Telegram Co. and Others 1892-1908. 136 of 199 volumes lacking Volumes 16-77 1893-1899 and 100 1901. Contemporary cloth blind frames to boards gilt titles to spine. Several volumes bound in three-quarter calf over paper-covered boards some with cloth-reinforced spines a few bound in recent buckram. Moderate to heavy shelfwear with chipping to spine ends most hinges cracked several boards loose or detached interiors clean. Ex-law school library. Location labels to spines bookplates and other markings to pastedowns and endleaves. $1995. Fourth Series. Authorized by Parliament this series was the successor to Hansard's Parliamentary Debates which succeeded the series commenced by William Cobbett in 1804. unknown books
16698Parliament: Report from the Select Committee on Midwives Registration; with Proceedings of the Committee Minutes of Evidence Appendix & Index. Command 289 vii 173 pp. folio original printed blue paper wrappers a very good copy Ordered by the House of Commons to be Printed London Eyre and Spottiswoode HMSO 1892. With considerable evidence from involved doctors James H. Aveling Consulting Physician to the Chelsea Hospital for Women coroners and others. They reported that "there is at present serious and unnecessary loss of life and health and permanent injury to both mother and child for the treatment of childbirth and that some legislative provision for improvement and regulation is desirable. unknown books
16694Parliament Midwives Bill. A Bill to secure the better training of Midwives and to regulate their practice Bill 8 8pp. foliostapled as issued London Ordered by the House of Commons to be Printed 2 February 1890. This bill focuses on the introduction and development of midwifery education and training during the last decades of the 19th century. an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom in force from 1 April 1903 and repealed in 1951.<br/><br/>It regulated the profession of midwifery requiring certification for midwives and providing a penalty for any woman practising midwifery without certification with the exception of legally qualified medical practitioners or those giving assistance in emergencies. However it emphasised that this certification was not certification as a "medical practitioner" nor did it give standing under the Medical Acts. The Act established a Central Midwives Board which would regulate the issue of certificates and keep a central register of midwives as well as regulating any courses of training or examinations providing a means for the suspension of practitioners and generally supervising the effective running of the profession. Power to supervise midwives on the local level was given to county and borough councils who were to report any suspected malpractice to the Board along with the name of any practising midwife convicted of an offence and generally to keep records of the local practitioners. These powers could be delegated to a district council or London metropolitan borough councils. unknown books
185615713London: Harrison and Sons 1856. Folio original printed blue wrappers chipped along spine some wrapper edge wear old rubberstamp on front wrap. Stitched 267 clean pages. Very Good. <br/> offered with FURTHER PAPERS RELATIVE TO RECRUITING IN THE UNITED STATES. PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT BY COMMAND OF HER MAJESTY.1856. London: Harrison and Sons. 1856. Folio stitched. 57 1 pp. Very Good. <br/><br/> The Papers reflect ongoing British efforts to recruit Americans for the British army in its war against Russia; and the conflict thus generated with the United States which protested that such attempts violated American neutrality and compromised American sovereignty. <br/> Documents concern diplomatic correspondence with the United States; and correspondence with Crampton England's point man for American recruitments. President Pierce's Attorney General Caleb Cushing "directed the prosecution of Crampton the British minister in Washington on the charge of recruiting soldiers within our borders for the British army during the Crimean War" DAB. This document also chronicles Parliament's reaction to that event. <br/>FIRST EDITION. Not in Sabin Marke Harv. Law Cat. Harrison and Sons unknown books
180417276London 1804. Folio 32.5 cm 12.75". 18 pp. <br><br>Government document 181 "Ordered to be printed 10th July 1804": Letters regarding Irish treasury proceedings sent by the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury the Solicitor of Excise and others. Removed from a nonce volume now in a Mylar folder; sewing gone. Moderate foxing to first and last few leaves. unknown books
180417286London 1804. Folio 32.5 cm 12.75". 14 pp. <br><br>Government document 37 "Ordered to be printed 26th March 1804": An account of payments salaries pensions and pay advances given out by Ireland between 1801 and 1804. Removed from a nonce volume now in a Mylar folder; sewing gone. Title-page and last page each with area of offsetting in upper inner margin; last page with offsetting from a rubber-stamp to outer margin. unknown books
192295292London: His Majesty's Stationary Office 1922. Rare original pamphlet establishing the <span class="match">Palestine</span> <span class="match">Mandate.</span> Octavo 12 pages. Scarce and desirable. A<span class="match"> crucial document in Middle Eastern history</span>. At the 1919 Paris Peace Conference despite huge pressure from France most of the 1916 Sykes-Picot Treaty relating to the post-war political solution of the Middle East was enforced. Emir Faisal bin Hussein bin Ali al-Hashemi 1885-1933 leader of the Arab Revolt was named as King of the Arab Kingdom of Syria but as he had relinquished coastal areas of Syria to the French he found himself undermined by Syrian extremists agitating for a Greater Syria. Wavering he caved in to their demands and rejected his previous accommodation with the French. Simultaneously Feisal's political grip of inland Syria started to wane and the Allies hurriedly reconvened this time at San Remo Italy in April 1920 and hammered out an allocation of Mandates. This change in policy supported by American enthusiasm for Mandates brought political stability to the region enforced by imperial ambition and repressive force killing off the Sykes-Picot Treaty which had at least in principle enshrined the idea of Arab self-determinism. The British under pressure from the Anglo-Indian government supported the French in order to secure Mesopotamia and were given the Mandate of Palestine. The present volume is the finalised version of the terms under which the British would govern the Mandate. There was provision for the settlement of Jews and the establishment of 'the Jewish national home' as per the Balfour Declaration of 1917. However there was considerable debate as to whether this should apply to the eastern area of the Mandate known as Trans-Jordan and the current work carries a note explicitly stating that these provisions are not be enacted in Trans-Jordan. In effect this limited the eastern boundary of any future Jewish state to the River Jordan Khalidi & Khadduri 1650. His Majesty's Stationary Office unknown books
17571623Paris: P.G. Simon 1757. First Edition. Unbound. Very good. 4to: 13 1 pp. final page blank. Original self-wrappers stitched some soiling. Top corner of the margins have a diagonal cut no loss of text perhaps to remove the "Arrest" from others that were fastened together otherwise the edges are untrimmed. ADDED: Arrest de la cour de Parlement contre la famille de Robert-Francois Damiens Extrait des registres du Parlement. Du 29 Mars 1757. 4to: 3 pp. THE INFAMOUS DAMIENS TRIAL CHANGED THE CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT PROCESS IN CIVILIZED NATIONS WORLDWIDE. <br/><br/>¶ First printing of all the gruesome details of the trial and death sentence by torture on Robert-Francois Damiens for feebly attempting to assassinate Louis XV. The sentence mandated execution by means of torture that was so cruel so ghastly so horrible and so sickening that it merited immediate and justifiable outrage on an international scale and even now continues to shock legal and sociological historians notably Michel Fouchault who described Damiens's torture and execution at length in his pioneering work on "Discipline and Punishment" 1979. Damiens' was the last sentence of its kind in France and the events prompted real changes in the punishment phase of the legal system in France and elsewhere. <br/><br/>¶ By the present Parliamentary decree the Royal Executioner aided by sixteen assistants was ordered first to torture Damiens with red-hot pincers; the hand with which Damiens had held the knife during the attempted assassination was to be burned with sulpher. Then molten wax molten lead and boiling oil were to be poured into the aforementioned wounds. He was then to be publicly drawn and quartered. <br/><br/>¶ All of this went according to plan except for the final punishment: Damiens' limbs did not separate even after several horrific hours during which time two of the four horses became so exhausted that they had to be replaced by two fresh horses. Damiens' endless shrieks were so incredibly disturbing that many people in the crowd -- including the Royal Executioner Nicolas-Charles-Gabriel Sanson -- were unable to watch and turned away. The officiants came to realize that the process simply was simply not working. As Sanson had abrubtly resigned from his post his son was ordered to partially cut Damiens' limbs with an ax in order to save the horses from further misery. When at last Damiens' limbs were pulled apart his reportedly still-living torso was burnt at the stake. <br/><br/>¶ Ours appear to be the only copies on the market. <br/><br/>¶ ADDED: The Edict which sentenced Damiens' family their only crime being that they were in some way related to him. The "Arrest de la cour de Parlement contre la famille de Robert-François Damiens Extrait des registres du Parlement" is the infamous 3-page pamphlet that was published on March 29 1757 i.e. on the day following Damiens' execution; it records the Parliamentary sentence of Damiens' family which mandated that: the house of Damiens' birth was to be razed; his wife daughter and father were to be banished from France and all other relatives were ordered to change their names with immediate effect. P.G. Simon unknown books
50373Two volumes iv 315 appendix of 2 174 pp.; and viii 427-524 4 395-728 2 pp. comprising three of the five reports issued in 1835 by the House of Lords to investigate the state of prisons in England and Wales with the goal of researching the prospect of instituting a system which separated prisoners and establishing uniformity of discipline and diet across the prison system to be supervised by a group of Inspectors with interviews conducted with a range of gentlemen including some prison workers as well as questions posed to prisoners at institutions including Wakefield the Millbank Penitentiary the House of Corrections at Lewes and Cold Bath Field Prison and instructions for how to deal with convicts in various situations. Each volume is illustrated with dozens of tables and three lithographic plates which include: "Ergometer - Tread Wheel - Labour. Lewes Prison"; "Tread Wheels at Petworth"; "Crank-House at Petworth"; and "Design for a Prison Chapel by Jas. Savage upon a plan propsed by the Rev. Whitworth Russell Chaplain to the General Penitentiary Millbank in which all the prisoners can see the Clergyman and be seen by him and yet not see or communicate with each other." 4to. Modern three-quarter leather with papered boards and gilt lettering to spine Norwich binder's label to rear pastedown of each volume. London House of Commons 1835. By 1835 the threat of "prisoner culture" whereby prisoners spent time with other prisoners sharing stories learning from each other and plotting was recognized by the State. A Select Committee in the House of Lords was tasked to research a system to separate the prisoners. Six resolutions were laid out in the introduction to the first report including a uniform system of discipline a group of Inspectors to be appointed to visit the prisons and report to the Secretary of State and a new rule that persons who have been acquitted or had their trials postponed should not be imprisoned. The resolutions also include the proposal for the new system of separation: "That entire Separation except during the Hours of Labour and of Religious Worship and Instruction is absolutely necessary for preventing Contamination and for securing a proper System of Prison Discipline. That Silence be enforced so as to prevent all Communication between Prisoners both before and after Trial."<br/>One of the witnesses in the first report was Lieutenant John Siblly Governor of the Brixton House of Corrections who had a plan for a "solitary confinement prison" with 284 cells. Another was John Mance Keeper of the House of Corrections at Petworth who is credited as the inventor of the ergometer a labor scale a device which could quantify how much labor could be doled out to various types of prisoners rated both on physical and mental qualifications. The ergometer was "made to show the superintending officer the quantum of labour to be executed hourly daily and weekly.and notifies the officer and prisoners by an alarm bell when the day's work is executed."<br/>The final report includes new evidence from Mance the tread wheels and crank-house that he supervised and regulated with his ergometer. Very scarce institutionally. hardcover books
1745100736Pamphlet format small folio disbound each act with its own title. One act with 2 pages separated some minor dampstaining; otherwise very good plus. The lengthiest act relating to the raising of money makes several specific references to colonial Georgia including the provisioning of the garrisons commissioning of troops of Highland Rangers with schooners and granting money to the trustees of Georgia for the improvement of the colony. Another act provides for a speedy trial for those who commit treason against the king. Also included is an act to indemnify those individuals who defended the king concerning the "Scottish Rebellion." Thomas Baskett unknown books
1764100735Pamphlet format small folio disbound. Five acts lacking separate titles but complete appears to be two extra tittle pages a few tears and corner folds one act with margin tear not affecting text minor some soiling; otherwise very good. This is an interesting collection of Parliamentary Acts relating to America during the reign of George III. While most of the acts are from the colonial period there is also some Revolutionary War material. There are several acts concerning the importation of rice from South Carolina and Georgia and others that relate to importation of wheat beaver skins and tea into the colonies. Others address the quartering of troops in the colonies as well as better pay for soldiers and dealing with mutiny and desertion. Additionally several acts refer to a continuation of the right of the king to secure and detain people charged with or suspected of "high treason" and for the exchange of American prisoners brought to Great Britain. Mark Baskett; Charles Eyre and William Strahan books
1695565London: Printed for J. Wickins; and to be sold by the Booksellers of London and Westminster 1695. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo. COLLATION: A-B4 C-F8 G-Q4 COMPLETE. 2 19-176 pp. Attractive half calf antique marbled boards red morocco label gilt compartments gilt with small tools. ¶ FIRST EDITION of this important collection of Parliamentary debates providing original and valuable documentation of the constitutional crisis that ensued during the Glorious Revolution of 1688. James II of England a.k.a. James VII of Scotland while fleeing to France dropped the Great Seal of the Realm into the Thames. In Parliament the question was discussed whether he had forfeited the throne or had abdicated. The present volume offers detailed arguments for the both but ultimately the latter designation was agreed upon and in a full assembly of the Lords and Commons it was resolved in spite of James's protest "that King James II having endeavored to subvert the constitution of the kingdom by breaking the original contract between king and people and by the advice of Jesuits and other wicked persons having violated the fundamental laws and having withdrawn himself out of this kingdom has abdicated the government and that the throne is thereby vacant." The Scottish parliament pronounced a decree of forfeiture and deposition. ¶ In our copy the imprint reads "and to be sold" in another issue the imprint reads "and sold". ¶ References: Wing 2nd ed. E1288A. ESTC R14958. Provenance: the Sunderland copy sale of the Bibliotheca Sunderlandiana Puttick & Simpson 1882 Fourth Portion lot 9338 -- subsequently in the Theological Institute of Connecticut now known as the Hartford Seminary with blindstamps. NB: in 1976 a collection of more than 200000 books from the Hartford Seminary Library were sold to Emory University including this one --> deaccessioned from Pitts Theology Library. Printed for J. Wickins; and to be sold by the Booksellers of London and Westminster hardcover books
1995005889Baltimore Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company 1995. Near Fine two tiny spots of soiling to the edges of page block contents are clean tight and unmarked. 968 pp. . Reprint. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Genealogical Publishing Company Hardcover books
177374849London 1773. Paperback. Good. tables 2 folding 237 cxlvp. Disbound removed from a bound volume. 36cm. Moderate soiling and wear. Folding table torn. This was actually the ninth and final report but was titled as the 8th. <br/><br/> paperback books
177374845London 1773. Paperback. Good. tables 62p. Disbound removed from a bound volume. 36cm. Moderate soiling and wear. <br/><br/> paperback books
177374844London 1773. Paperback. Good. tables some folding 31 190p. Disbound removed from a bound volume. 36cm. Appendix bound separately from text. Moderate soiling and wear. Title-leaf detached. <br/><br/> paperback books
177374843London 1773. Paperback. Good. tables some folding 51p. Disbound removed from a bound volume. 36cm. Moderate soiling and wear. <br/><br/> paperback books
177374848London 1773. Paperback. Good. tables 2 folding 62 70p. Disbound removed from a bound volume. 36cm. Moderate soiling and wear. Folding table torn. This was actually the eighth report but was mistitled. <br/><br/> paperback books
186433165London: Printed by Harrison and Sons. 1864. 2 4 2 pp. Folio stitched. Docketed in print on last page. Light edge wear a couple of numerical accession stamps Very Good.<br/><br/> The Correspondence concerns Thomas Tulley and six other Irish passengers of the steamer 'Nova Scotian'" who allegedly enlisted "improperly" into the 20th Maine Regiment at Portland. Lord Lyons claims "they were subjected to hardships and indignities of a most unwarrantable kind on their way from the army of the Potomac to Portland." For unspecified reasons they were taken under guard "well nigh starved as they had at one time to march three successive days without a mouthful of food and consequently were reduced to eating clover and green apples to support nature. They remonstrated with the authorities stating that they were not prisoners. but foreigners proceeding to Portland under British protection." <br/> Secretary of State Seward assures Lord Lyons that he is looking into the matter. Printed by Harrison and Sons. unknown books
186733475London 1867. Each document folio 8-1/2" x 13-1/2". Stitched except as noted; light wear each with inoffensive rubberstamping. Except as noted Very Good.<br/><br/> A. CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE UNITED STATES' GOVERNMENT RESPECTING THE SUSPENSION OF THE FEDERAL CUSTOM-HOUSE AT THE PORT OF CHARLESTON. London: 1861. 2 4 1 blank 1 pp.<br/> B. EXTRACT OF A DESPATCH FROM LORD LYONS RESPECTING POLITICAL ARRESTS IN THE UNITED STATES. London: 1862. 4pp.<br/> C. NORTH AMERICA. NO. 7. PAPERS RELATING TO THE IMPRISONMENT OF MR. SHAVER AT FORT WARREN IN BOSTON HARBOR. London: 1862. 2 9. 1 pp.<br/> D. NORTH AMERICA. NO. 10. 1863. EXTRACT FROM A DESPATCH TO MR. STUART HER MAJESTY'S CHARGE D'AFFAIRES AT WASHINGTON RESPECTING THE SEIZURE OF MAIL-BAGS ON BOARD THE "ADELA." London: 1863. 4pp.<br/> E. DESPATCH RESPECTING THE CIVIL WAR IN NORTH AMERICA. London: 1863. 2 2 1 blank 1 pp.<br/> F. NORTH AMERICA. NO 6. 1863. CORRESPONDENCE WITH MR. ADAMS RESPECTING NEUTRAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES. London: 1863. 2 6 1 blank 1 pp.<br/> G. NORTH AMERICA. NO. 15. 1864. PAPERS RESPECTING THE ARREST AND IMPRISONMENT OF MR. JAMES MCHUGH IN THE UNITED STATES. London: 1864. 2 17 1 pp. Paper is brittle disbound Good only. <br/> H. NORTH AMERICA. NO. 18. 1864. FURTHER PAPERS RESPECTING THE ARREST AND IMPRISONMENT OF MR. JAMES MCHUGH IN THE UNITED STATES. London: 1864. 2 6 1 blank 1 pp.<br/> I. NORTH AMERICA. NO. 17. 1864. CORRESPONDENCE RESPECTING THE ENLISTMENT OF BRITISH SUBJECTS IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY. London: 1864. <br/>2 59 1 pp.<br/> J. NORTH AMERICA. NO. 19. 1864. FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE RESPECTING THE ENLISTMENT OF BRITISH SUBJECTS IN THE UNITED STATES' ARMY. London: 1864. 2 4 2 pp. <br/> K. NORTH AMERICA. NO. 2. 1864. CORRESPONDENCE RESPECTING THE CAPTURE OF THE "SAXON" BY THE UNITED STATES' SHIP "VANDERBILT." London: 1864. 2 43 1 pp.<br/> L. NORTH AMERICA. NO. 11. 1864. RETURN OF CLAIMS OF BRITISH SUBJECTS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES' GOVERNMENT FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE CIVIL WAR TO THE 31ST OF MARCH 1864. London: 1864. 2 18 pp. Pages brittle. Disbound Good only.<br/> M. NORTH AMERICA. NO. 19. 1864. FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE RESPECTING THE CESSATION OF CIVIL WAR IN NORTH AMERICA. London: 1865. 2 4 2 pp.<br/> N. NORTH AMERICA. NO. 2. 1865. FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE RESPECTING BRITISH AND AMERICAN CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF THE LATE CIVIL WAR. London: 1867. 2 3 1 pp. <br/><br/> The Reports present an overview of British-American frictions during the Civil War with issues ranging from activities on the high seas drafting of alleged British nationals into the Union armed and naval forces arrests and other matters all handled with exquisite skill by Lord Russell Secretary of State Seward and others. unknown books
