Pope v. Lemaster

*76Opinion op the Court,

by Judge Mills.

IN the year 1780, John Philips furnished Peter Sturgis with two hundred and twenty pounds, Virginia *77currency, for the purpose of procuring for said Philips, a land warrant. This money, which was equal to the price of 600 acres, at the land-office of Virginia, was appropriated by Sturgus to'the payment of so much of the price of his own pre-emption warrant of 1000 acres. For the purpose of settling between them this misappropriation of the money of Philips, the parties entered into the following agreement, which was and delivered by Sturgus: '

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