ENGLAND'S LIABILITY FOR INDEMNITY: REMARKS ON THE LETTER OF "HISTORICUS" DATED NOVEMBER 4TH, 1863.

Boston: 1864. Original printed wrappers, stitched. vii, 46pp. Light wear, Very Good. Loring argues that England, as a neutral in the ongoing Civil War, is liable for the depredations caused by the Confederate vessel Alabama: the Alabama "was unlawfully equipped within the jurisdiction of England; and the English government was indifferent and negligent in permitting the Alabama to be so equipped, if the government did not covertly encourage that activity. FIRST EDITION. Bartlett 2826. Sabin 42075. Not in Harv. Law Cat., Marke, Eberstadt, Decker. Item #17644

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