Council of Washington Territory, 4th session
Subtitle: majority report read, laid upon the table, and 300 additional copies ordered to be printed for the use of the council [double rule] martial law January 8th, 1857.
Contributors: Davidson, George, 1825-1911, signer.; Washington Territorial Imprints.; Pacific Northwest History Collection.; Burgess Memorial Library Collection.
Publisher: s.n.]
Published: 1857
Place of publication: [Olympia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 19
Subjects: Legislation -- Washington (State); Washington (State) -- Politics and government -- To 1889
Notes: A pamphlet relating to the proclamation and enforcement of martial law in Washington Territory in 1856. The first eight pages contain the opinions of A. M. Poe and Alex S. Abernathy on behalf of the majority in stating that the declaration of martial Law was wrong and unconstitutional. An appendix on pages 11-19 includes reprinted letters from Governor Stevens, James Tilton, Silas Casey, Edward Lander and B. F. Shaw.

WSU MASC copy signed "George Davidson" on title page, dated 1857. Davidson was employed with the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey from 1852-1857.

WSU MASC copy has unopened pages.

WSU MASC copy is: 002-119880235.