A writ of habeas corpus is a procedure for obtaining a judicial determination of the legality of an individual's custody. This collection includes petitions for writs of habeas corpus and the writs themselves, showing the names of petitioners, persons to be brought to court, nature of dispute or alleged crime, dates of writs and accompanying documents, names of judges, and names of persons that the writs are filed against. Petitioners include indentured servants, Freedom Seekers, free persons of color, convicted prisoners, those awaiting trial, relatives of prisoners, parties in child custody disputes, and relatives of army recruits and draftees.
Two soldiers at camp. Possibly either Carl H. Stark, Pvt., Co. D, 151st Machine Gun Battalion or George Lloyd Stark, Sgt., Co. D, 151st Machine Gun Battalion, both lived at the same address as Miss Mary Stark. Customer: Miss Mary Stark, 337 North Mary Street.
Depot 0-630, Birmingham, England. "Some of the fellows". Kneeling, Sgt. Bill Sawyer (Gate City, NC), Lloyd Surcegood (NC), Abe Friesen (Blue Earth, MN). Standing, Pfc Emil Karslud (Bridgeport, CT), Ralph Freels (TN), Jim Hatton (Kokomo, IN), Walter Janneson (RI), Lloyd Carlson (VA), Jim Stiles (IN), Jim O'Malley (Philadelphia, PA).
Depot 0-630, Birmingham, England. Company officers. 2nd Lt. R. O. Lesher (Tuscon, AZ), 2nd Lt. A. C. Appel (Indianapolis, IN), 1st Lt. Dean Hastings (Chicago, IL), Capt. M. C. Kelly (San Antonio, TX), 1st Lt. H. A. Cannada (Jackson, MS), 2nd Lt. N. C. DeZinnio (Bridgeport, CT).
