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William Kinney and James J. Mechie, Executors and Trustees of Robert Porterfield, deceased, v. Meriwether L. Clark, William P. Clark, George R. H. Clark, and Jefferson R. Clark, a minor by the aforesaid George R. H. Clark his Guardian, heirs and devisees U.S. 76 (1844)

handle is hein.slavery/ussccases0332 and id is 1 raw text is: 76 SUPREME COURT. Porterfield v. Clark. in the hands of the aforesaid marshal for servie and satisfaction thereof: Onr consideration whereof, it'is now here -ordered by this court that a writ of supersedeas be, and the same is hereby awarded to.be directed *to the aforesaid marshal; commanding and enjoining hin and his deputies, to stay every and all proceedings upon the said writ of fierzfacias, and that he returnthe said execution with the writ of supersedeas to the said Circuit Court, and that the judges of the said Circuit Court do cause the said writ of execution to be quashed,. the same having been unjustly, improvidently, and errone- * ously issued out of the said court, at the instance of the said plaintiff. You, therefore, the marshal of the United States for the western district of Pennsylvania, are hereby commanded that, from every and all proceedings on.the said feri facias or in any -wise molesting the said defendants on the account aforesaid, you entirely surcease, as being superseded, and that you do forthwith return the said fieri faios, together with this supersedecs to the said Circuit Court, as you will answer the'contrary at your peril. And ydu the judges of the said Circuit Court are hereby commanded that such futher pro- ceedings be had in the premises, in conformity to ihe order of this court, and as according to right and justice, and the laws of the United States ought to 'be had, the said execution notwithstanding. WITNESS the Honourable Roger B. Taney, Chief Justice of the said Supreme Court, the 13th day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-four. WM. Taos. CARROLL, Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States. WuLi& KiNNEzy AND JAMES J. MECHIE, EXECUTORS AND TRusJTEEE OF ROBERT PORTERPFIELD, DECEASED, V. .MERIWETHER L. CLARK, WILLIAM P. CLARK, GEORGE R. H. CLARK, ANP JEFFERSON R. CLARK, A MINOR BY THE AFORESAID GEORGE , I; CLARK HIS GUARDIAN, HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF WILLIAM CLARK, DECEASED, AND ROBERT 0., ANN C.,- GEORGE W., AND FRANCES JANE WOOLFOLK, HEIRS OF GEORGE WOOLFOLK, DECEASED, AND OTHERS. An act of the legislature of Virginia, passed in May, 1779, establishing a land- office, and, ascertaining the tetms and manner of granting waste and'unap. propriated lands, contained, amongst other exceptions, the 'following, viz.:

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