ARGUED AND ADJUDGED

IN THE

SUPREME COURT

OF THE

UNITED STATES,

JANUARY TERM 1831.

BY RICHARD PETERS,

COUNSELLOR AT LAW, AND REPORTER OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.

VOL. V.

THIRD EDITION.

EDITED, WITH NOTES AND REFERENCES TO LATER DECISIONS,

BY

FREDERICK C. BRIGHTLY,

AUTHOR OF THE FEDERAL DIGEST," ETC.

NEW YORK:

BANKS & BROTHERS, LAW PUBLISHERS,

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ALBANY: 475 BROADWAY.

1884.

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