Thomas Gordon, A Digest of the Laws of the United States (Philadelphia: By the author, 1827).
Gordon, Thomas. A Digest of the Laws of the United States. Philadelphia: By the author, 1827.
Commonly known as the Habeas Corpus Act, the “Act for the Better Securing the Liberty of the Subject, and for Prevention of Imprisonments beyond the Seas” was passed by the Parliament of England in 1679 during the reign of Charles II.