...treasury notes should be a legal tender in payment of all claims against the United States, and of all debts, public and private, except duties on imports and interest on the public debt. They do not cause the principal of the debt to be included among the exceptions. The interest and custom...

...March 3d, 1863," and on the back, like those of the former issues, the words, "This note is a.legal tender for all debts public and private, except duties on imports and interest on the public debt," but omitted the declaration that they were exchangeable for five-twenty bonds. In other respects they...

...March 3d, 1863," and on the hack, like those of the former issues, the words, "This note is a legal tender for all debts public and private, except duties on imports and interest on the public debt," but omitted the declaration that they were exchangeable for five-twenty bonds. In other respects they...

...treasury-notes, being promises of the United States to pay the bearer, are made legal tender at their "face value for all debts, public and private, except duties on imports and interest on the public debt." Both of these species of currency — one secured by Government bonds, the other by Governmental pledges...

...stocks. The first issues of these notes bore the following legend upon their backs: "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 Un itcd States л-ir per cent, twenty ytari bonds, redeemable at the pleasure...

...sums not exceeding twenty-five cents, in any one payment. " Greenbacks" are legal tender in payment of all debts public and private, except duties on imports, and interest on the public debt. Open account. Judgmt'B. Open account. 00 Name of States. 1 ft Name of States. I K *? Yrs. 3 Yrs. 6...

...not exceeding twenty-five cents, in any one payment. " Greenbacks " are legal tender in payment of all debts public and private, except duties on imports, and interest on the public debt. Name of States. g§ ' • Judgmt'B. Name of States. Open account. | Judgm'ts. °i i g Yrs. 3 Yra. 6...

...notes commonly called greenbacks are promissory notes not on interest. '-'". They were made a legal tender for all debts public and private except duties on imports and interest on the public debt. (3.) Bank-bills. Bank-bills are a form of promissory notes not on interest, and thus differ from the...

...the 1st of July, 1863. As at first issued there was this indorsement upon them: 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 six per cent, twenty year bonds, redeemable at the pleasure of...

...not exceeding twenty-five cents, in any one payment. " Greenbacks " are legal tender in payment of all debts public and private, except duties on imports, and interest on the public debt. Open account. JudgmtV. Open account. Judgm'ts. Name of States. I 1 Name of States. I o to Trs. 3 Trs....