Sampeyreac and Stewart v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL from the supreme court of Arkansas. The appellant, Sampeyreac, under the act of congress of the 26th of May 1824, entitled “an act enabling the claimants to lands within the limits of the state of Missouri, and territory of Arkansas, to institute proceedings to try the validity of their claims,” exhibited the bill against the United States, which was filed in the clerk’s office of the superior court, in the" territory of Arkansas, in chancery sitting, on the 21st day…
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APPEAL from the supreme court of Arkansas. The appellant, Sampeyreac, under the act of congress of the 26th of May 1824, entitled “an act enabling the claimants to lands within the limits of the state of Missouri, and territory of Arkansas, to institute proceedings to try the validity of their claims,” exhibited the bill against the United States, which was filed in the clerk’s office of the superior court, in the" territory of Arkansas, in chancery sitting, on the 21st day of November 1827, stating that, being an inhabitant of Louisiana, he did, on the 6 th day of October 1789, address a…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thompson
This case comes up on appeal from the superior court in the territory of Arkansas.
The decree of the court was founded upon proceedings instituted under an act of congress, entitled an act for further extending the powers of the judges of the superior court of the territory of Arkansas, under the act of the 26th May 1824, and for other purposes,” passed the Sfh of May 1830. Pamph. La ws, ch. 90.
This act declares that the act of 1824. (7 Laws U. S. 300) «hall be continued in force, so far as the said act relates to the claims within the territory of Arkansas, until the 1st day of July 1831, for…
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