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THE HEIRS OF DON CARLOS DE VILEMONT v. THE UNITED STATES

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54 U.S. 261 (1852)

13 How. 261

14 L.Ed. 138

THE HEIRS OF DON CARLOS DE VILEMONT, APPELLANTS, v. THE UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

April 28, 1852.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was argued in this court by Mr. Taylor, for the appellants, and Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Crittenden, (Attorney-General,) for the appellees.

Mr. Taylor, for the appellants.

Mr. Crittenden, for the United States, made the following points:

Mr. Justice CATRON delivered the opinion of the court.

The heirs of Don Carlos de Vilemont filed their petition in the District Court of Arkansas, to have a confirmation of a grant for two leagues of land front, by one league in depth, lying on the right descending bank of the Mississippi, at a place called the Island del Chicot, distant twenty-five leagues below the mouth of the Arkansas River; the cypress swamp of the island...

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