Gregg v. Tesson
Supreme Court of the United States
"Writ of error to tbe District Court for tbe northern district of Illinois. By an. act of Congress approved May 15, 1820, all persons claiming lots in the village of Peoria, Illinois, which had just been destroyed by fire, were required to furnish to the register of the land office at Edwardsville a written notice of their respective claims before the first of the ensuing October.
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"Writ of error to tbe District Court for tbe northern district of Illinois. By an. act of Congress approved May 15, 1820, all persons claiming lots in the village of Peoria, Illinois, which had just been destroyed by fire, were required to furnish to the register of the land office at Edwardsville a written notice of their respective claims before the first of the ensuing October. It was made the duty of the register by the same act to report to the Secretary of the Treasury a list of these claims, with the substance of the evidence in support of them, and his opinion of their value; and this…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson
This is a writ of error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the northern district of Illinois.
The’ action was ejectment, brought by Tesson against Gregg, to recover possession of lot No. 33, the claim of Antoine Roi, as reported under -the confirmatory acts of Congress of 15th May, 1820', and v>f 3d March, 1823, in respect to French inhabitants or settlers of lots in the village of Peoria. A survey was made of these lots in 1840-, and a patent issued to the representatives of Antoine in 1846.
The plaintiff claims under this title.
The defendant sets up a right to the possession, under…
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