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THE UNITED STATES v. CASTANT ET AL.

53 U.S. 437 (1851)

12 How. 437

THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. JEANNETTE CAROLINE CASTANT, WIDOW IN COMMUNITY OF JACOB BRANDEGEE, DECEASED, AND NATURAL TUTRIX OF HER MINOR CHILDREN, VIZ.: ODILE MADELINE, CAMILLUS JOHN, STEPHAINE, MARIE HENRIETTA BRANDEGEE, AND OF CAROLINE CLOTILDE BRANDEGEE, WIFE OF HENRY LLOYD, BENEFICIARY HEIRS AND LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES OF SAID JACOB BRANDEGEE, DECEASED.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

It was argued by Mr. Crittenden (Attorney-General,) for the United States, and Mr. Soulé for the appellees.

Mr. Justice DANIEL delivered the opinion of the court.

The claim of the appellees in this case was preferred in virtue of the provisions of the act of Congress of May 26th, 1824, entitled "An act enabling the claimants to lands within the limits of the State of Missouri, and the Territory of Arkansas, to institute proceedings to try the validity of their claims;" vid. 4 Stat. at Large, 52, which provisions were revived by an act of Congress of the 17th of June, 1844...

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