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JOHNSON v. M`INTOSH

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21 U.S. 543 (1823)

8 Wheat. 543

5 L.Ed. 681

JOHNSON and GRAHAM'S Lessee v. WILLIAM M`INTOSH.

Supreme Court of United States.

February 28, 1823.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The cause was argued by Mr. Harper and Mr. Webster for the plaintiffs, and by Mr. Winder and Mr. Murray for the defendants.

Mr. Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.

The plaintiffs in this cause claim the land, in their declaration mentioned, under two grants, purporting to be made, the first in 1773, and the last in 1775, by the chiefs of certain Indian tribes, constituting the Illinois and the Piankeshaw nations; and the question is, whether this title can be recognised in the Courts...

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