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| | Patterson v. Jenks, 27 U.S. 216, 2 Pet. 216, 7 L.Ed. 402 (1829) |
 | | That if the expression, 'waters of the south fork of the Oconee river,' contained in the plat, mean the south fork of the Oconee itself, or the Appalachie river, the grant is void on its face; as the survey and grant are in direct violation of the statutes of the state. |
 | | The line is to run 'to the source of the most southern branch of the Oconee river, including all the waters of the same.' The source of the most southern branch is the source of the main stream of that branch. |
 | | They run from the Savannah river to the south branch of the Oconee river; thence, up the said river, to the head or source of the most southern stream thereof; thence along the temporary line, separating the Indian hunting ground, to the northern branch of the Savannah, andc. |
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