Holden v. Joy
Supreme Court of the United States
Prior to the year 1817 the Cherokee Indians all resided on the east of the Mississippi; largely in Georgia. By treaties of the.year named, and of 1819,* the tribe was divided into two bodies, one of which remained where they were, east of the Mississippi, and the other settled themselves upon United States land in the country on the Arkansas and White Rivers.
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Prior to the year 1817 the Cherokee Indians all resided on the east of the Mississippi; largely in Georgia. By treaties of the.year named, and of 1819,* the tribe was divided into two bodies, one of which remained where they were, east of the Mississippi, and the other settled themselves upon United States land in the country on the Arkansas and White Rivers. The government being desirous to get the entire tribe t'o the west of the Mississippi River, treaties were made by the United States, May 6th, 1828, and February 14th, 1833,† with this western part of the tribe, by which the United…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clifford
Concessions made in the bill favorable to the respondent are to be regarded- as facts undisputed by the complainant, and matters well pleaded, in favor of the complainant, are, in view of the demurrer, to be considered as facts admitted by the respondent. Viewed in that light, as the pleadings must be, it will be most convenient to inquire, in the first place, whether the title claimed by the respondent is a valid one, ns if it is, the decree must be affirmed, and if it is not, the decree must be reversed, and the complainant may perhaps be entitled to relief..Disturbances, and in some…
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