Attempts to procure soldiers on writs of Habeas Corpus...
Document 1799Hamilton requests an opinion on whether it is legal to demand a writ of habeas corpus for a man duly enlisted as a soldier. [Refers to the case of a soldier named Edward Walker whose father requested his release from the army because he was 20 years old and therefore still a minor.]
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Draft Document
Description
Hamilton requests an opinion on whether it is legal to demand a writ of habeas corpus for a man duly enlisted as a soldier. [Refers to the case of a soldier named Edward Walker whose father requested his release from the army because he was 20 years old and therefore still a minor.]
Date
08/24/1799
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Document number
1799082437002
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
Richard Harison
[Edward Walker]
state judges
courts
Notable items
writ of habeas corpus