UNITED STATES v. BASSETT

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62 U.S. 412 (1859)

21 How. 412

16 L.Ed. 136

THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. NATHANIEL BASSETT.

Supreme Court of United States.

February 14, 1859.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was argued by Mr. Hull and Mr. Black (Attorney General) for the United States, and by Mr. Blair and Mr. Volney E. Howard for the appellee.


Mr. Justice CAMPBELL delivered the opinion of the court.

The appellee submitted to the board of commissioners appointed under the act of Congress of the 3d of March, 1851, (9 Stat. at L., 632, ch. 41,) to settle private land claims in California, a claim for four square leagues of land in the valley of the Sacramento river, called "Las Colussas," as the assignee of John Danbenbiss. His evidence consists of a petition of Danbenbiss...

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