Hicks v. Butrick
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Kansas
The Wyandot Indians, formerly numerous and powerful, while the French and English were contending for the domination of the continent, emigrated from their homes in Canada, crossed the Detroit river into Michigan, fought their way against all opposing forces along the southern shore of Lake Erie, and finally became permanently located under the protection of the United States in Northern Ohio.
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The Wyandot Indians, formerly numerous and powerful, while the French and English were contending for the domination of the continent, emigrated from their homes in Canada, crossed the Detroit river into Michigan, fought their way against all opposing forces along the southern shore of Lake Erie, and finally became permanently located under the protection of the United States in Northern Ohio. On January 21, 1785, the -United States, by treaty of that ■date, conceded to the Delawares and Wyan-•dots a large tract of territory, embracing millions of acres, in Northern Ohio. Of these lands, on…
1Opinion of the Court
DILLON, Circuit Judge.
The patent issued by the United States recites the treaty of January 31, 1855, that John Hicks was a member of the competent class, that the 257 acres of land were allotted, under the treaty, “to John Hicks, the head of a family consisting of (here naming his wife and five children, of whom the complainant is one),” and concluding as follows: “Now, know ye: *116•That, the United' States of America * * by these presents do give and grant the tracts of land above described nnto the said John Hicks as the head of the family as aforesaid — to have and to hold the said tracts of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Summers v. SpybuckSupreme Court of Kansas · 1863
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