The lands granted were in the occupancy of savages and situated in a wilderness, of which the government had never taken possession, and of which it could not with its own citizens ever have taken possession.
-- William H. Wharton
   
William H. Wharton   Name:
William H. Wharton
Type:
Politician
Nationality:
American
Birth:
April 27, 1802
Death:
March 14, 1839
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