MARSHALL, Ch. J. delivered the opinion of the Court as follows:
This is an appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court for the district of Columbia, whereby a bill brought by the Plaintiffs for the specific performance of a contract, was dismissed. The material facts are these:
Daniel Carroll, the Defendant, was, previous to the establishment of the city of Washington, proprietor of a large tract of land, part of which lies within its present limits. This part...
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