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From 2 U.S. 19 - Miller v. The Ship Resolution · 1781Most cited · 2 citing opinions

every commercial country has directed, by its laws, that its ships shall be furnished with a set of papers called Ship Papers: And this criterion the law of nations adopts, in time of war, to distinguish the property of different powers, when found at sea; not indeed as conclusive, but presumptive evidence only.