Doe ex dem. Clinton v. Phelps
New York Supreme Court
THIS was an action of ejectment, and was tried at the last cireuit, in Schoharie county, before Mr. Justice Spencer. The plaintiff claimed the north part of lot No. 29. in a patent granted the 11th October, 1765, to Frederick Young and 19 others, for 20,000 acres of land, in the town of Sharon.
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THIS was an action of ejectment, and was tried at the last cireuit, in Schoharie county, before Mr. Justice Spencer. The plaintiff claimed the north part of lot No. 29. in a patent granted the 11th October, 1765, to Frederick Young and 19 others, for 20,000 acres of land, in the town of Sharon. At the trial, the lessors gave in evidence, 1. An exemplification of the patent; 2. A deed, dated 9th September, 1766, from John S. A. Glen, John Cuyler, Garrit A. Lansing, and Henry C. Cuyler, to Peter Dubois, for four twentieth parts of the said tract; 3. A deed, dated 14th May, 1767, from Philip…
1Per curiam
The lessors of the plaintiff showed an undisputed title, under the original patent of 1765, to seven twentieth parts of the premises. The defendant sets up no title, nor does he show any adverse possession sufficient to bar the plaintiff’s right of recovery. The lessors of the plaintiff likewise show a further right to six twentieth parts of the premises, provided the conveyance to Van Dam from Young, as attorney to six of the patentees, was by due authority. This deed bears date the 14th May, 1767, and it recites a power of attorney from six of the patentees, *171~nd it was in proof that the…
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