Boatner v. Scott

The plaintiff asserts title to a tract of land containing six hundred and four acres and a fraction, which he holds under one Hendry, an actual settler, situated in the St. Helena land district. He gives a minute description of the boundaries, according to a survey under competent authority. lie alleges that his *547title was derived from the government of the United States, in virtue of several acts of Congress, relative the adjustment of land titles. That a certificate according to law was issued in favor of his vendor, Hendry, together with an order of survey, predicated upon said certificate,…