Mr. Justice DANIEL delivered the opinion of the Court.
This case arises under the attachment law of the state of Maryland, passed in 1795; and comes before this Court upon a writ of error to the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, for Washington county; within which the law of Maryland above mentioned is in force. The proceedings instituted in this case, although commencing by an attachment, and upon what is termed a short note in lieu of a formal declaration...
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