In maritime law. A sea letter; a written document required to be carried by merchant vessels, containing an account of the cargo, with other particulars, for the facility of the customs officers. See New York & Cuba S. S. Co. v. U. S. (D. C.) 125 Fed. 320. In evidence. That which is clear and requires no proof; that which is notorious. Manifesta probatione non indigent. 7 Coke, 40. Things manifest do not require proof.
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