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THE UNITED STATES v. SHELDON

15 U.S. 119 (1817)

2 Wheat. 119

THE UNITED STATES v. SHELDON.

Supreme Court of United States.

February 26, 1817.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

THIS cause was argued by the Attorney General, for the United States, and by Mr. Hopkinson, for the defendant.

Mr. Justice WASHINGTON delivered the opinion of the court.

The defendant, George Sheldon, was indicted in the circuit court for the district of Vermont, for transporting, over land, in November, 1813, a certain number of fat oxen, cows, steers, and heifers, from a place in the United States to the province of Lower Canada. A special verdict was found which submitted to the court the questions, whether living fat oxen, cows, steers, and heifers, are articles of provision...

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