Historical Legal Document: Application of Wong Kim Ark for Writ of Habeas Corpus

United States v. Wong Kim Ark

Historical Legal Document: Application of Wong Kim Ark for Writ of Habeas Corpus

10/1895

Historical Legal Document

The National Archives Catalog features Wong Kim Ark's 1895 application for writ of habeas corpus after he was detained entrance into the United States after a trip to China.

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National Archives Catalog (Contributor: U.S. District Court for the Southern - San Francisco - Division of the Northern District of California)

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