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U. S. Serial Set : Contents and Index to Number 969 House Report No. 540, 35th Congress, 1st Session
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U. S. Serial Set : Contents and Index to Number 969 House Report No. 540, 35th Congress, 1st Session
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. No. 74.
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PATRICK C. SHANNON, App't,
vs.
RAFAEL GARCIA CAVAZOS & WIFE & AL.
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE U. S. FOR THE DISTRICT OF TEXAS.
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INDEX.
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... Page.
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Bill ... 689
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Subpoena ... 698
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Subpoena ... 699
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Notice ... 700
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Motion for injunction ... 700
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Subpoena ... 701
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Order of court ... 702
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Motion to show authority ... 703
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Affidavit of Juan Treanor ... 703
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Answer to rule ... 706
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Amended bill ... 707
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Rule ... 709
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Order ... 709
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Order of court ... 709
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Rule ... 710
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Subpoena ... 710
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Motion ... 711
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Affidavit of Rice Garland ... 711
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Report of Master ... 712
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Exhibit A ... 713
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Exhibit B ... 713
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Motion ... 714
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Motion ... 714
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Motion ... 715
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Affidavit of R H. Hord ... 716
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Answer of Samuel A. Belden ... 717
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Affidavit of Samuel A. Belden ... 721
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Affidavit of John Treanor ... 724
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Order of court ... 726
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4 orders of court ... 727
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Order of court ... 728
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Amended bill ... 728
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Order of court ... 729
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Motion ... 729
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Answer of Jacob Mussina ... 730
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Motion ... 735
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Affidavit of Rice Garland ... 736
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Order by consent ... 738
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Order of court ... 738
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2 orders of court ... 740
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Motion ... 740
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Motion ... 741
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Order of court ... 741
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Order of court ... 742
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Notice to defendants ... 742
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Amendment to bill ... 743
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Order of court ... 745
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Replication ... 745
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Replication ... 746
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Order of court ... 746
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3 orders of court ... 747
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Rule ... 748
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Interrogatories to D. Domingo de la Garza and others ... 749
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" D. Joaquin Arguelles and others ... 750
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" D. Juan Nepomuceno Molano ... 752
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" D. Antonio Ximenes Valdez and others ... 753
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" Rufino Rodriguez and others ... 754
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" D. J. Antonio Leal de Leon ... 755
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" D. Domingo de la Garza et als ... 56
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" D. Joaquin Arguelles ... 757
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" D. Sabas & Miguel Cabazos ... 758
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" Presb. D. José Maria Rodriguez ... 759
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" D. Francisco Cantu and others ... 761
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" witnesses upon pedigree, Matamoras ... 764
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" D. Jesus Cardenas and others ... 765
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" witnesses upon pedigree ... 767
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Affidavit of notice ... 768
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Order of court ... 768
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Motion ... 769
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Inter. al traves a Don Joaquin Arguelles y otros ... 770
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" Don Juan Nep'o Molano ... 771
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" Don Ramon F. Valdez et al ... 772
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" Don Ximenes Valdez et al ... 773
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" Don Antonio Leal de Leon y otros ... 773
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Letter Rogatory. A ciudad de Victoria ... 774
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Letter Rogatory. A ciudad de Victoria ... 775
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Letter Rogatory. A ciudad de Victoria ... 776
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Letter Rogatory. A ciudad de Victoria ... 777
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Letter Rogatory. A ciudad de Camargo ... 777
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Letter Rogatory. A ciudad de Matamoras ... 778
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Letter Rogatory. A ciudad de Matamoras ... 779
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Letter Rogatory. A ciudad de Matamoras ... 779
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Answer of Patrick C. Shannon ... 780
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Order of court ... 788
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Replication ... 788
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Surety for costs ... 789
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2 orders of court ... 789
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Motion ... 790
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Order of court ... 790
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Interrogatories to Lyon, Grammont, Treanor ... 791
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" D. Bartolo Trevino and others ... 792
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" D. Nicolas Garcia and others ... 795
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" D. Jose Antonio Zamora and others ... 798
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Rule ... 800
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Annulment of power of attorney ... 800
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Letter Rogatory a Villa de Camargo ... 802
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Letter Rogatory a Ciudad de Matamoras ... 803
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Rule ... 804
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Answer of Doņa Feliciana de Tigerina ... 804
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Answer of Don Josef Manuel Prieto ... 806
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Motion ... 808
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Affidavit of R. H. Hord ... 808
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Order of court ... 810
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Affidavit of William G. Hale ... 810
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Affidavit of William G. Hale ... 811
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Int. to T. W. Harris ... 811
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Rule ... 812
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2 motions ... 813
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2 orders of court ... 813, 814
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Motion ... 814
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Affidavit of W. G. Hale ... 815
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Order of court ... 815
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Amendment X ... 816
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Acknowledgment of service ... 816
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Int. to Willard Richardson and others ... 817
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Int. to William G. Hale ... 817
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Rule ... 818
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Agreements ... 819
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Int. to Doņa Maria Jacinto Olivares y otros ... 820
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Int. to D. Joaquin Arguelles ... 821
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Int. to D. Vicente Lira y otros ... 821
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Rule ... 822
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Agreement ... 823
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Subpoena ... 823
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Commission ... 824
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Int. to Francis T. Latham and others ... 825
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Int. to Felix A. Blucher ... 826
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Int. to D. Ignacio Guerres and others ... 828
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Int. to Jorge Hopham and others ... 830
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Int. to D. Jose Vicente C. Cuello and others ... 832
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Int. to Don Manuel Rejon and others ... 833
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Cross int. to Don Vicente Cuello y otros ... 834
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Cross int. to Don Manuel Rejon y otros ... 836
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Cross int. to Francis J. Parker and others ... 837
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Cross int. to George W. Smyth ... 838
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Cross int. to George Lyon ... 840
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Cross int. to Francis J. Parker and others ... 842
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Cross int. to George W. Smyth ... 844
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Cross int. to George Lyon ... 844
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Letter Rogatory a Ciudad de Matamoras ... 846
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Letter Rogatory a Ciudad de Matamoras ... 847
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Letter Rogatory a Cuidad de Matamoras ... 848
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Agreement ... 849
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Motion ... 849
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Motion ... 850
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Orders of court ... 851
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Motion ... 851
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Agreement ... 851
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Rule ... 852
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Order of court ... 852
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Amended answer of Samuel A. Belden ... 853
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Exhibit F ... 861
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Exhibit G ... 863
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Exhibit H ... 865
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Exhibit A ... 867
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Exhibit B ... 870
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Exhibit C ... 872
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Exhibit D ... 876
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Exhibit E ... 878
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Exhibit No. 9 ... 879
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Exhibit m'ked A, George Lyon's map ... 880
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Order of court ... 881
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Motions ... 881
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2 orders of court ... 882
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Notice ... 883
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Motions ... 884
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Motion ... 885
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Affidavit of notice ... 885
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Order of court ... 886
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Affidavit of Swett and Mussina ... 887
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Affidavit of notice ... 888
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Order of court ... 888
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Cross interrogatories to William G. Hale ... 890
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2 orders of court ... 890
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Motion ... 891
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Motion ... 891
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Motion ... 892
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Motion ... 893
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Affidavits of Innes and Jones ... 894
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Order of court ... 895
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Affidavit of Simon Mussina ... 895
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Statement of evidence ... 896
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Order of court ... 897
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Motion ... 897
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Statement of objections to def'ts' testimony ... 898
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Motion ... 898
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Affidavit of W. G. Hale ... 899
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2 orders of court ... 900
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2 orders of court ... 900
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Statement of proceedings ... 904
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Proceedings at the hearing ... 907
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Deposition of T. W. Harris, and maps annexed ... 908
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Letter from Don Luis de Onis to the Secretary of State ... 910
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Letter from the same to the same ... 923
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Translation, passage from Essai Politique ... 923
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Map of Texas ... 923
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Map of country to the N.E. of the city of Matamoras ... 923
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Translation of depositions from Victoria of Carceres, Cardenas, and Molano ... 924
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Translation of copy of the Testimonio Titulo proved by Molano, marked L ... 930
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Translation of depositions from Camargo of Don Nicolas Garcia Garza and others ... 950
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Copy of testament of Doņa Maria Gertrudis de la Garza Falcon ... 958
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Translation of same ... 960
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Translation of depositions from Reynosa of D. Romualdo Guerra and others ... 964
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Translation of testament of D. Blas Maria de la Garza, marked E ... 971
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Copy of an entry in the parish register at Reynosa proved by Rodriguez ... 978
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Translation of same ... 978
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Depositions from Matamoras ... 979
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Translation of same ... 979
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Translation of letter from D. Enrique Villareal to Don Rafael Garcia Cavazos ... 984
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Deposition from Matamoras of D. Joaquin Arguelles ... 985
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Translation of same ... 985
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Translation of copy of the testament of Doņa Maria Francisca Cavazos, marked A ... 988
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Copy of the act of partition, marked B ... 993
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Translation of same ... 994
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Document marked D ... 1000
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Depositions from Matamoras of D. Juan Longoria and others ... 1001
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Translation of same ... 1002
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Depositions from Camargo of D. Santiago Dominguez ... 1011
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Translation of same ... 1011
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Copy of the testament of D. Bal. Maria de la Garza, F F ... 1014
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Translation of same ... 1014
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Depositions from Matamoras of D. Jose Maria Rodriguez ... 1022
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Translation of same ... 1022
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Copies of entries in parish registers contained in the foregoing deposition ... 1027
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Translation of same ... 1027
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Depositions from Matamoras of D. Domingo Guerra and others ... 1033
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Translation of same ... 1033
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Depositions from Matamoras of Doņa Maria Jacinto Olivares ... 1039
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Translation of same ... 1039
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Deposition from Matamoras of D. Joaquin Arguelles ... 1040
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Translation of same ... 1043
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Part of document marked CR, proved by Arguelles as marked ... 1044
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Translation of same ... 1045
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Deposition of William G. Hale, retaken under order of the court ... 1046
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Testimony of Charles Rosignol, taken viva voce ... 1047
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Papers proved by Hale and Rosignol ... 1050
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D E ... 1050
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F G ... 1051
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O P ... 1051
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G H ... 1052
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Translation of D E ... 1052
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Translation of F G ... 1053
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Translation of O P ... 1055
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Translation of G H ... 1056
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Deposition of O'Docharty, marked No. 3 ... 1057
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Testimony taken viva voce of George B. Inez ... 1059
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O'Docharty's plot of survey, &c., marked A ... 1060
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Translation of same ... 1060
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Testimony of W. G. Hale, Rob't H. Hord, Charles Rosignol and John S. Jones. ... 1063
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Translation of original testimonio de titulo ... 1067
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Letter from N. P. Trist to James Buchanan, a passage of it ... 1087
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Letter from the Mexican Commissioners to Mr. Trist ... 1092
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Message of the President in executive document No. 50 ... 1095
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Letter from Messrs. Sevier and Clifford to Mr. Buchanan ... 1100
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Answer of Jacob Mussina ... 1104
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Answer of Samuel A. Belden ... 1105
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Answer of Patrick C. Shannon ... 1112
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Copy of the agreement between Belden, Stillman, and Mussina ... 1115
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Copy of deed of, from Jose Nicolas Cavazos to Patrick C. Shannon ... 1118
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Translation of same ... 1120
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Deposition of Wiliard Richardson ... 1123
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D one ... 1125
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D two ... 1125
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D three ... 1126
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Defendants' testimony ... 1126
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No. ... 1. The introductory clause in the original bill ... 1126
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Letters from the Sec. of State of U. S. to Monroe and Pinckney, &c ... 1127
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Letters from Mr. Monroe to Mr. Talleyrand ... 1127
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Letters from Messrs. Monroe and Pinckney to Mr. Cevallos ... 1127
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Letters of Sec. of State of U. S. to Don Luis de Onis ... 1127
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Same to same ... 1128
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Translation of depositions of Urbano Perez and Joaquin Arguelles ... 1142
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Translation of LM ... 1146
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Translation of XY ... 1147
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Translation of ZZ ... 1148
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Translation of exhibit attached to deposition of complainants ... 1150
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Translation of deposition of Manuel de la Vina ... 1152
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Deposition of Budd H. Fry ... 1156
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Exhibit 1 ... 1158
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Exhibit 2 ... 1161
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Exhibit 3 ... 1166
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Exhibit 4 ... 1169
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Exhibit 5 ... 1171
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Exhibit 6 ... 1172
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Exhibit 7 ... 1173
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Exhibit 8 ... 1174
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Exhibit 9 ... 1177
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Exhibit 10 ... 1178
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Exhibit 11 ... 1180
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Exhibit 12 ... 1182
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Exhibit 13 ... 1183
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Exhibit 14 ... 1185
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Exhibit 15 ... 1187
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Exhibit 16 ... 1188
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Exhibit 17 ... 1190
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Exhibit 18 ... 1192
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Exhibit 27 ... 1195
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Deposition of George W. Smith ... 1197
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Exhibit A ... 1202
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Exhibit B ... 1203
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Exhibit C ... 1205
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Exhibit D ... 1207
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Exhibit E ... 1209
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Deposition of George Lyons, except parts excluded ... 1211
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Exhibit A ... 1215
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Exhibit B ... 1216
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Exhibit C ... 1217
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Exhibit D ... 1218
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Exhibit E ... 1219
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Exhibit 9, map ... 1220
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Depositions of Israel B. Bigelow and Francis J. Parker ... 1221
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Statement in original bill of compl'ts ... 1228
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Answer of Patrick C. Shannon ... 1228
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Answer of Belden and Stillman ... 1232
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Map made by George Lyons ... 1240
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Answer of Jacob Mussina ... 1240
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Testimony of R. H. Hord ... 1241
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Rebutting testimony ... 1242
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Translation of depositions from Victoria of Rodriguez and others ... 1244
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Documents proved by Rodriguez and Valdez ... 1245
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Translation of document G ... 1245
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Translation of document I ... 1247
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Translation of document J ... 1250
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Translation of document K ... 1252
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Translation of document AT ... 1254
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Translation of document BS ... 1255
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Constitution of Tamaulipas, marked N ... 1256
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Translation of same ... 1256
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Colonization law of 1826, marked P ... 1259
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Document marked UV ... 1260
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Translation of same ... 1260
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Translation of document marked O ... 1265
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Deposition of O'Docharty, No. 4 ... 1268
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Document, marked N, proved by defendants' witnesses ... 1271
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Document, marked X, proved by Juan Prado ... 1272
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Translation of same ... 1272
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Translation of deposition of D. Manuel Rejon ... 1273
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Rejected testimony ... 1277
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Answer of Samuel A. Belden ... 1277
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Statement of evidence offered by defendants and rejected ... 1278
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Amended answer of Belden and Stillman ... 1279
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Translation of deposition of Don Victoriano Lopez ... 1280
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Part of doc. CR, as proved by Arguelles ... 1281
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Translation of same ... 1282
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Doc. marked QR, proved by Hale and Rosignol ... 1282
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Translation of same ... 1282
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Deposition of W. G. Hale ... 1282
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Deposition of D. Juan Treanor ... 1286
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Document O ... 1290
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Translation of same ... 1290
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Parts of deposition of George Lyon ... 1293
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Parts of deposition of O'Docharty ... 1294
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Parts of deposition of Felix A. Blucher ... 1294
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Exhibit C ... 1299
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Exhibit D ... 1302
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Exhibit E ... 1305
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Exhibit A ... 1306
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Exhibit B ... 1308
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Exhibit F ... 1311
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Exhibit G ... 1312
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Exhibit H ... 1314
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Exhibit J ... 1317
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Translations of Exidos grants ... 1319
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Translation 1 ... 1319
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Translation 2 ... 1330
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Translation 3 ... 1335
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Translation 4 ... 1337
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Translation 5 ... 1337
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Translation 6 ... 1338
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Translation 7 ... 1340
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Translation 8 ... 1342
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Translation 9 ... 1343
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Translation 10 ... 1344
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Translation 11 ... 1347
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Translation 12 ... 1349
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Translation 13 ... 1353
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Translation 14 ... 1354
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Translation 15 ... 1355
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Translation 16 ... 1356
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Translation 17 ... 1358
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Document C ... 1369
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Translation of same ... 1369
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Decree ... 1370
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Notice ... 1374
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Report of Master ... 1375
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Exhibit A ... 1377
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Exhibit 1 ... 1377
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Exhibit 2 ... 1379
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Exhibit 3 ... 1380
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Exhibit 4 ... 1385
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Exhibit 5 ... 1387
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Exhibit 6 ... 1388
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Rule ... 1389
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Order of court ... 1390
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Appeal by P. C. Shannon ... 1390
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Appeal bond ... 1391
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Citation ... 1392
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Certificate ... 1393
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