Old Capitol Prison

[BettyO]

Quote:This illustrates a classic case of replevin, a hot button topic for years with dealers, collectors, relatives, state, and federal agencies. It allows the government or individuals to legally recover "goods unlawfully withheld from their possession." The Hartranft records were loaned by the family to Gettysburg College in 1965, and they asked for their return in 1992-93. The college refused, despite previous documents through the years detailing that the material was meant to be on loan as opposed to a donation. Lawyers became involved, the case made it into national media, and at one point the feds thought, hey, wait a minute, and now Gen. Hartranft's records (he was meticulous in keeping material from his career, hoping to write a book) are locked away in a less accessible archive. The family lost their books and Gettysburg College had a public relations nightmare.

OMG - Did I cause all that?!?!