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Newspaper
Galesville Transcript
Location
Galesville, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1861
Page
3
Record of cases argued and decided in the Supreme Court of Wisconsin from December 1859 to February 1861. Compiled by A. D. Smith, Volume 10. Names include Atwood, Rublee, Heed, Levinters, Muslison, Wis.
A dense summary of Wisconsin court references covers statutes of limitations, tax law, arrest warrants, writs, contracts, foreclosure acts, legislative power limits, banking usury, city taxation, lien rights, chattel mortgages, trial rules, and the State’s defense in suits. It notes reporting delays and critiques the reporter’s syllabus practice.
In a West trip near Harper's Ferry a search of the train led to the Senator's recognition and discussion of detaining him. Douglas warned of a large western force and favored marching an army to Baltimore and Richmond without delay, while considering Tarper's Ferry.
A memoir fragment recalls General Scott at Gelston's jewelry store and an inscription error on the sword blade. It shifts to a Western priest famed for kindness, brandy remedies, a misidentified church scandal, and a comic exchange about a child and a dog house in crinoline.
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