Stanberry v. Mallory

JUDGE HAZELRIGG

delivered the opinion of the court.

As early as 1796, as appears from a map. made by the French General Collot, Towhead island in the Ohio river was a separate and distinct island, situated below the mouth of Green river, and lying to the' south of and between Green river island and the Kentucky shore. '

The first information the record before us furnishes as *50to its acreage is to be gathered irom the patent granted by the State of Kentucky to Capt. Terry in 1826 for 22% acres, and this only showing that it was at least that large in area. It is inferable that it was not much…