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THE UNITED STATES v. BROWN

50 U.S. 487 (1850)

9 How. 487

OBADIAH B. BROWN, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE UNITED STATES. THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. OBADIAH B. BROWN.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The cause was argued in this court by the Attorney-General (Mr. Johnson), for the United States, and by Mr. Bradley and Mr. Coxe, for Mr. Brown.

Mr. Justice DANIEL delivered the opinion of the court.

This case is brought before us upon writs of error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Columbia, holden for the County of Washington.

The facts of this case, and the questions of law arising therefrom, will appear in the following statement of the proceedings in the Circuit Court.

In the year 1839 the United States instituted an...

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