Craig v. Dorr
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Parkersburg.
1Opinion of the Court
PURNELL, District Judge.
In 1859 the state of Virginia granted to Thomas Mathews, Mason Mathews, and John Brown 2,100 acres of land in what is now West Virginia. John Brown conveyed to Thomas Mathews and Mason Mathews his undivided interest in two-thirds of this. Thomas Mathews and Mason Mathews conveyed to .Betsy Brown. Thomas Mathews and Mason Mathews became the owners of 1,400 acres of this tract, and Betsy Brown 700 acres. Six hundred and fifty acres of this was assessed in 1873 as belonging to Betsy Brown, and 1,400 acres were assessed as the property of Thomas Mathews, Mason Mathews, and…
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