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Fletcher v. Peck
| January 13, 1795 |
Land is deeded to The Georgia Company, The Georgia-Mississippi Company, The Tennessee Company and the Upper Mississippi Company under the corrupt Yazoo Act. Georgia Governor George Mathews signs the deed. |
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Yazoo Land Fraud
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Fletcher v. Peck |
| August 22, 1795 |
During the Yazoo Land Fraud, James Gunn, Mathew M'Allister, George Walker, Zachariah Cox, Jacob Walburger, William Longstreet and Wade Hampton, by deed, convey a portion of the Georgia Company's land to James Greenleaf. Greenleaf's later sale of the land results in the landmark U. S. Supreme Court ruling, Fletcher v. Peck. |
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James Gunn |
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Yazoo Land Fraud
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Fletcher v. Peck |
| February 16, 1810 |
Chief Justice John Marshall in Fletcher vs. Peck renders Peck's title to land purchased during the Yazoo Land Fraud as valid
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Yazoo Land Fraud
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Fletcher v. Peck |
| March 16, 1810 |
Chief Justice John Marshall delivered the opinion in Fletcher V. Peck. The ruling rescinded an act of the Georgia legislature which revoked rights previously granted by contract.
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