Supreme Court of the United States May 18, 1874 (MacKay v. Easton)

Mr. Justice FIELD,

after stating the facts of the ease, delivered the opinion of the court, as follows :

We are of opinion that the court ruled correctly in admitting the deed of James Smith to Easton. The deed describes the property as that claimed by J. Smith

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it declares that the property was confirmed to the grantor by that name, and it gives the number of the certificate of confirmation.