...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...

...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...

...creenbacks and imparting to them the qualities of money and making them a legal tender for all debts publie and private, except duties on imports and interest on the public debt, its constitutionality was questioned all over the country. It was regarded and treated as a war measure...

...value, in 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's. Bg 1 fc Judgm'tB.. Name of States. R Name of States. SS 03 a Yrs. 3 Yrs. 6...

...of United States notes, which notes the act declared should be " lawful money and a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private," except duties on imports, and interest on the Federal debt. In this state of things, as appeared from a case stated for the Supreme Court of New...

...of it for his reason for taking it; he looked on the back. It said, "This note \sa legal tender for all debts, public and private, except duties on imports and interest on the public debt." That is why he took it. He took it because, if he owed his neighbor, his neighbor must take it from...

...notes issued under these two acts was printed 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 U. 8. six per cent, lands redeemable at the pleasure of the United States,...

...the back of some of these legaltenders was printed this statement : " 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 US six per cent bonds, redeemable at the pleasure of the United States after...

...first notes issued were dated March 10, and had printed on the back, "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, bonds, redeemable at the pleasure of the United...

...of credit bearing no interest. These were not only not redeemed in coin on demand, but were made a legal tender for the payment of all debts, public and private, except customs duties. In other words, it was ordained that this species of public debt should be not only...