Marston v. Waldrhyn

On the 7th day of September, 1790, John Cape procured a certificate from. Thomas Washington, certifying that he was entitled to 5,000 acres of land in the South Carolina Yazoo Company, which certificate was lodged by Cape with the director and -a copy furnished by him to Cape, who, on the 6th day of November, 1790, assigned the same to Martin Nall; in consideration of which Nall, on the same day executed a bond to Cape to convey to him 1,400 acres of land lying on the Ohio river, being the said Nall’s settlement and pre-emption. Cape being indebted to William Morton, and wishing further…