Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: A legal petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus for two men, Levi Hewhitt and William Hunt, written on December 8, 1861 in Davidson County, Tenn., to The Honorable West H. Humphreys, confederate court judge.The petition states that the two men are being held unlawfully in Knoxville, Tenn., under military office. According to their statements, they were arrested in Bradley County, Tenn., without any legal process, and know not which charge is preferred against them. Written is the...