Wilson v. Byers

The bill in chancery in this case charged that, about April 20, 1820, one David Rawlings applied at the Shawneetown land office, in this State, to enter the whole of the south-east quarter of section 34, township 4 north of the base-line, range 10 east of the third principal meridian, and paid the partial payment thereon then permitted by law; that afterwards, being unable to pay for the whole of said tract, he relinquished to the United States the east half of the quarter section, retaining the vest half; that he assigned his certificate of entry to one James Elliott, who completed the…