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THE UNITED STATES v. FORBES.

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40 U.S. 173 (1841)

15 Pet. 173

10 L.Ed. 701

THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. THE HEIRS OF JOHN FORBES, APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of United States.

February 16, 1841.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The case was argued by Mr. Gilpin, Attorney-General, for the appellants; and by Mr. Downing, for the appellees.

Mr. Gilpin, the Attorney-General, for the United States.

Mr. Justice CATRON delivered the opinion of the Court.

John Forbes, by his memorial to Governor Kindelan, (without date,) sets forth, that in 1799, there had been granted to Panton, Leslie & Co., for the purpose of agriculture, and for grazing their cattle, fifteen thousand acres of land, in the district of St. Johns, which they were under the necessity of abandoning, as being...

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