THE UNITED STATES v. WOOD, 39 U.S. 430 (1840)

THE UNITED STATES vs. SAMUEL R. WOOD. JANUARY TERM, 1840. The defendant was indicted for perjury in falsely taking and swearing “the owner’s oath, in cases where goods have been actually purchased,” as prescribed by the fourth section of the supplementary collection law of the first of March, 1823. The perjury was charged to have […]

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