Court : US Supreme Court
Decided on : Jan-01-1840
..... of the executors. that the defendant left the state of south carolina without settling the estate or accounting for the funds which came into his hands; that mcmorris continued to act as executor, and that there is in the hands of the executors about the sum of sixteen thousand dollars, funds of the estate, and that they have neglected and refused .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : US Supreme Court
Decided on : Jan-01-1840
..... its emanation, wholly within the territory allotted to the cherokee indians, and was null and void, as such entries and grants were prohibited by the sixth section of the act. it was held that the title under which the plaintiffs claim was invalid. construction of the treaties with the cherokee indians relative to lands within the ..... right. the land was entered in 1795, and patented 20 july, 1796. by the fifth section of the act of north carolina for opening the land office for the redemption of specie and other certificates and discharging the arrears due to the army, passed in 1783, it is provided, "that the cherokee indians shall enjoy all the lands ..... lying within certain bounds forever." and the sixth section provides "that no person shall enter and .....
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Decided on : Jan-01-1840
..... 39 u. s. 537 indenture null and void, and reenter and take possession of all the premises as if no such agreement existed." "tho. c. legate [seal]" " major u.s. army, sup. l. mines " "j. p. b. gratiot [seal]" "robert burton [seal]" "witnesses present:" "geo. goldthorp" "peter aydelott" "abraham blaylen" which being read and heard, the defendants ..... remain in full force and virtue." at the same time, a paper called a "license for smelting," which was executed by thomas c. legate, major of the united states army, superintendent of the lead mines, j. p. b. gratiot, and robert burton, under their hands and seals, was delivered to j. p. b. gratiot and robert burton ..... for the disposal of the lands of the united states referred to in the title of the act, and among other things, the fifth section declares as follows: "that the several lead mines in the indiana territory, together with as many sections contiguous to each as shall be deemed necessary by the president of the united states, shall be .....
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Decided on : Jan-01-1840
..... cases according to their character, and the conclusions i may then form. i concur, that a proceeding by habeas corpus is a "suit" within the meaning of the judiciary act, sec. 25, and that a refusal to discharge a defendant is a final judgment in such suit. 1. but whether a writ of error will lie must depend in every case ..... decisions, whatever may be regarded as the doctrines of the english courts in such cases, the question whether a writ of error will lie under the twenty-second section of the act of 1789 from the judgment of a court awarding a peremptory mandamus can hardly be considered as open for discussion in this court. we have already mentioned that ..... punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas and offenses against the laws of nations; to declare war; to grant letters of marque and reprisal; to raise and support armies; to provide and maintain a navy. and the president is not only authorized, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, to make treaties, but he .....
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