Meigs and Al v. M'clung's Lessee
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR to the Circuit Court tor the district of East Teimesso', in an nclion of ejectment brought 1VTCiting’s lessee against Meigs and others.
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ERROR to the Circuit Court tor the district of East Teimesso', in an nclion of ejectment brought 1VTCiting’s lessee against Meigs and others. On the trial in the Court below, a bill of exceptions was taken, which stated the case as follows: The Plaintiff ’s lessor claims the Sana under a grant from the state of North Carolina, to John Doaelson. dathe 11th of July 1788, for 1500 acres lying on the north side of Tennessee river, opposite to a high bluff of cocks of diverse colors. The. Defendants resided on the the land as officers, and under the authority of the Unitci* States who had a…
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Ch, J.
delivered the opinion of the Court as follows.-
The land for which this ejectment was brought^ lies within the territory ceded to the United States by the state of.North Carolina, and was claimed by a patent anterior to that cession. At.the date of the grant, the Indian title had not been extinguished. On the 26th day of October, 1805, á treaty was made between the United States' and the Cherokee Indians, in which the' Indian's ceded to the United States “ all the land lying to the “ north of the following boundary line; beginning at the ■“mouth ofDuck river, runningtlienceup…
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