Mr. Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.
This case depends entirely on the question, whether the entry under which the appellees claim has been surveyed on the land for which it calls.
The entry is in these words: "Holt Richeson enters 2000 acres in Kentucky, by virtue of a warrant for military services performed by him in the last war, in the fork of the first fork of Licking, running up each fork for quantity."
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