Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D. C, Vol. 22 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D. C, Vol. 22The early part of the year 1863 found this District in a greatly disturbed condition by reason of the Civil War. That struggle had not then reached its high water mark in the fierce battle of Gettysburg, Presi dent Lincoln's emancipation proclamation had just been made, there were many foes of the administration at home and abroad, and those who were charged with the responsibility of conducting the civil and military affairs of the nation, felt the necessity of having strong and tried men in every important position, executive, legislative, and judicial.The Circuit Court of this District established under the Act of February 27, 1801 (2 Stat. L. 103) was then the court of general jurisdiction. It was composed of three judges, Chief Judge James Dunlop, and assistant judges, James S. Morsell and William M. Merrick.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.