Shipman v. Graves

There was a bargaining by correspondence' between the Wilsons at Detroit and Graves in Connecticut for the purchase of certain tobacco. Graves furnished a 'sample and the Wilsons agreed to take' a specified quantity of that sort and to give notes. Their offer was to give the notes on “ regular time ” and Graves requested notes at three months. The time is not specially important.

In the fore part of January, 1878, Graves sent the tobacco and the Wilsons received it and put it aside to be examined and compared with the sample, and their foreman made some examination, but does not seem to have…