Culver v. Uthe, 133 U.S. 655 (1890)
U.S. Supreme Court
Culver v. Uthe, 133 U.S. 655 (1890)
Culver v. Uthe
No. 191
Submitted January 27, 1890
Decided March 3, 1890
133 U.S. 655
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
Syllabus
Swamp lands located on a military land warrant prior to the passage of the Swamp Land Act of September 28, 1850, but patented to the locator subsequently to the passage of that act, were not included in the lands granted by it to the several states.
Section 891 of the Revised Statutes authorizes certified copies of records of the Land Office at Washington, concerning the location of land warrants, to be introduced in evidence.