Mr. Justice SWAYNE delivered the opinion of the court.
The question presented for our determination is whether the securities upon which the judgment was recovered, are fatally tainted with illegality.
Cooke was the collector of internal revenue for one of the collection districts of Mississippi. Curtis was his deputy. New Orleans was the designated place of deposit for the
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