Fischer v. Hess' Administrator

C-jhef- Justice Marshall

delivered the opinion of the Court.

In March, 1831, George P. Hess,being about to leava Germany, in conjunction with his-, wife, executed a deed,, in which-it is recited that, being about to leave Germany for the United States with his family, except his eldest daughter, Charlotte,.married to Philip Fischer, that he leaves behind him- all his immovables, .(or real estate,) and that he had borrowed, on it, for travelling money, a capital of one thousand Florins. He makes, on this deed, the following provision, in substance, in be-*615b'alf- of Charlotte Fischer: that out of…