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If they were not at par with coin it was the fault of the government and not of the debtor, or, rather, it was the result of unforseen stringency not contemplated by the contracting parties.
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Sherman asserts that if U.S. notes are not valued equally with coin, it reflects government failure rather than debtor fault.
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