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7058. PROPERTY, Seizure in war.—

It
cannot be denied that a state of war directly
permits a nation to seize the property of its
enemies found within its own limits or taken
in war and in whatever form it exists
whether in action or possession.—
To George Hammond. Washington ed. iii, 369. Ford ed., vi, 15.
(Pa., 17921792)gt;