William T. Galt and Others v. James Galloway, Jun. And Others
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL from the circuit court of Ohio. James Galt, as heir to his brother Patrick Galt, the ancestor of the complainants, oii the 6th day of August 1787,' made an entry for military lands in the Virginia reservation, in the following words : “No. 610, James Galt (heir) enters one thousand acres on part of a military warrant, No. 194, on the Miami river, beginning at the upper corner of Francis Wheeling’s entry, No. 438, running up the river five hundred poles when,…
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APPEAL from the circuit court of Ohio. James Galt, as heir to his brother Patrick Galt, the ancestor of the complainants, oii the 6th day of August 1787,' made an entry for military lands in the Virginia reservation, in the following words : “No. 610, James Galt (heir) enters one thousand acres on part of a military warrant, No. 194, on the Miami river, beginning at the upper corner of Francis Wheeling’s entry, No. 438, running up the river five hundred poles when, reduced'to a straight line; thence at. right angles with the general course of the river, and with Wheeling’s line for quantity.”…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice M’Lean
This-suit is brought to,this court, by an appeal from the circuit court of the district of Ohio.
The complainants claimed through their ancestor, James Galt, one thousand acres of land, under a military warrant obtained by him, as heir to his brother, Patrick Galt. The éntry was made on the 6th of August 1787, as follows: “ No. 610, James Galt, heir, enters one.thousand acres on part of a military .warrant, No. 194, on the Miami river.:' beginning at the upper corner of Francis Whiting’s entry, No. 438, running up the river'five hundred poles, when reduced to a straight line; thence at right…
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