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This document summarizes a Supreme Court case from 1873 between the National Bank of Washington and the State of Texas regarding ownership of 19 Texas indemnity bonds. The State of Texas issued $5 million in bonds in 1851 and passed several acts over time to dispose of them. Some bonds were allegedly transferred illegally to aid the Confederate rebellion. The State sued the bank seeking to recover 19 bonds, claiming they were among bonds improperly transferred. The bank denied knowledge of any improper tran

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