Records of District Courts of the United States. 1685 - 2009. District Court Case Files Relating to Admiralty and Condemnation Proceedings

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Records of District Courts of the United States. 1685 - 2009. District Court Case Files Relating to Admiralty and Condemnation Proceedings

1963-1939

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The case files in this series contain legal documents filed in proceedings such as petitions, bills of complaint, transcripts of testimony and of record, writs, answers, depositions, exhibits, motions, court orders, decrees, findings of fact and conclusions of law, cross-petitions, affidavits, decisions, writs of error, notices, summonses, mandates, pleas, subpoenas, and other related papers. The cases cover a wide variety of subjects under laws dealing with admiralty, civil forfeiture, and land condemnation. In matters of the sea, there are cases dealing with seamen's wages, freight charges, bounty, and prize cases. Case 191 (1867) is Admiral David Farragut's bounty claims on behalf of himself and the officers and men of the Western Gulf Squadron for actions during the Civil War. Admiral George Dewey's prize claim for the Manila fleet during the Spanish-American War is in case 559 (1899). Many of the condemnation cases (lawsuits brought by a public agency under eminent domain to acquire private property for public purposes such as schools, highways, parks, hospitals, redevelopment, and civic buildings) relate to Federal institutions in the District of Columbia. Case 358 (1890) contains records dealing with the acquisition of land for the National Zoological Park by the Smithsonian Institution. Most of the forfeiture cases concern adulterated food and drug products seized and condemned under the Food and Drug Act of 1906.

110 linear feet, 9 linear inches

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Farragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870

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David Glasgow Farragut (also spelled Glascoe; July 5, 1801 – August 14, 1870) was a flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral in the United States Navy. He is remembered for his order at the Battle of Mobile Bay usually paraphrased as "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead" in U.S. Navy tradition. Born near Knoxville, Tennessee, Farragut was fostered by naval officer David Porter after the death of his mother...

Dewey, George, 1837-1917

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George Dewey (December 26, 1837 – January 16, 1917) was Admiral of the Navy, the only person in United States history to have attained the rank. He is best known for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War, with the loss of only a single crewman on the American side. Dewey was born in Montpelier, Vermont. At age 15, Dewey's father enrolled him at Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont. Two years later Norwich expelled him for drunkenness and herding sheep into...