Bound Case Materials for Walsh v. Preston, also called the Mercer Colony Case

MSS 95-7

Bound Case Materials for Walsh v. Preston, also called the Mercer Colony Case

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Heavily annotated documentation of a late 19th century Texas case concerning a pre-statehood land grant. The case was heard by the U.S. Fifth Circuit in 1879 and by the Supreme Court in 1882.

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DATE RECEIVED 1994
DONOR INFORMATION Apparently donated by Mary Giliiam - Date Unknown

This volume contains notes by William Preston bearing dates of March and April of 1883 on Walsh v. Preston, as argued before the United States Supreme Court on 13 March 1883. Following these notes are case materials and Preston’s notes on earlier opinions of the Texas 5th District Court and the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the Texas Association case.

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itemBound Case Materials for Walsh v. Preston, also called the Mercer Colony CaseMSS 95-7
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