...congress authorized the issue of notes of the United States, declaring them a legal tender for nil debts, public and private, except duties on imports and interest on the public debt. 12 Stat. at L. 345, 532, k 709. These notes are obligations of the United States, and are exempt from...

...President Feb. 25, 1863. In the mean time, Congress felt compelled to issue Treasury notes made legal tender for all debts public and private except duties on imports and interest and principal of the national bonds. These notes have been commonly called greenbacks. The first issue...

...of March 10, 1862, and there was printed upon the back the following words : " This note is a legal tender for all debts, public and private, except duties on imports and interest on the public debt, and is exchangeable for United States 6 per cent. bonds redeemable at the pleasure of the United States...

...of March 10, 1862, and there Mras printed upon the back the following words : "This note is a legal tender for all debts, public and private, except duties on imports and interest on the public debt, and is exchangeable for United States 6 per cent. bonds redeemable at the pleasure of the United States...

...legal tender notes, purporting by recital thereon to be legal tender, at their respective face values, for all debts, public and private, except duties on imports and interest on the public debt, and which after having been presented for payment, and redeemed and paid in gold coin, since January...

...tender notes, pur-Jjj porting by recital thereon to be*legal tender, at their respective face values,» for all debts, public and private, except duties on imports and interest on the public debt, and which, after having been presented for payment, and redeemed and paid in gold coin, since January...

...legal-tender notes, purporting by recital thereon to be legal tender, at their respective face values, for all debts, public and private, except duties on imports and interest on the public debt, and which, after having been presented for payment, and redeemed and paid in gold coin, since January...

...recital thereon to be Argument for Plaintiff in Error. legal tender, at their respective face values, for all debts, public and private, except duties on imports and interest on the public debt, and which, after having been presented for payment, and redeemed and paid in gold coin, since January...

...legal tender notes, purporting by recital thereon to be legal tender, at their respective face values, for all debts, public and private, except duties on imports and interest on the public debt, and which after having been presented for payment, and redeemed aud paid in gold coin, since January...

...notes, differing from those previously authorized by being declared a legal-tender for all obligations, public and private, except duties on imports and interest on the public debt. The notes were also to be exchangeable into six per cent. bonds, redeemable at the pleasure of the...