Supreme Court of the United States December 8, 1884, 85 (Richardson v. Traver)

Mr. Chief Justice Waite

delivered the opinion of the court. The facts, as shown by the testimony in this, case, are these: On or about the 19th of December, 18Y0vHenry J. Traver, the appellee, and Michael Traver, his brother, bought of John

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Dickson a tract of land in the city of Chicago, containing about sixteen acres.