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Page 16
... possession , and that therefore , as a law of capture , it transcends the rule of war , which is that the title does not pass from the owner until the property is in the firm possession of the captor ; whereas the first section of the ...
... possession , and that therefore , as a law of capture , it transcends the rule of war , which is that the title does not pass from the owner until the property is in the firm possession of the captor ; whereas the first section of the ...
Page 12
... possession of and occupied by the British for several months during the war of 1812 , was , while in their possession , as respects our revenue laws , to be deemed a foreign country , so that goods | imported into it were not imported ...
... possession of and occupied by the British for several months during the war of 1812 , was , while in their possession , as respects our revenue laws , to be deemed a foreign country , so that goods | imported into it were not imported ...
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... possessed of an unlimited " In order to regain her superiority , she not only amount of labor , standing ready , by ... possessions , including the East and West Indies , and Mauritius , produced in 1842 , of sugar , only 3,993,771 ...
... possessed of an unlimited " In order to regain her superiority , she not only amount of labor , standing ready , by ... possessions , including the East and West Indies , and Mauritius , produced in 1842 , of sugar , only 3,993,771 ...
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