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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.222 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1880s |
| Title | Rules of the court of commissioners of Alabama claims |
| Date | 1882 |
| Author | Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Printed rules established for the court overseeing the "Alabama Claims," as well as the law that created this court. Also includes the treaty with Britain and subsequent arbitration that preceded this court. During the Civil War, British firms produced a number of ships to be used by the Confederates as commercial raiders, the most famous of which was called the Alabama. Because the British were supposed to be neutral during the war, the United States demanded compensation for the damage done by these British made ships. The countries signed a treaty agreeing to take their dispute to arbitration, and the United States was awarded fifteen million dollars. The Court set up in this document was intended to use federal funds to repay individuals who had suffered losses due to commercial raids by the British built ships. Printed by the National Republican Printing House. |
| Subjects | Treaty Global History and Civics Military History Civil War Confederate States of America Commerce Finance Economics Law Navy Maritime |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; The American Civil War; Banking & Economics; Government & Politics; Law; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |