The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-10-30
From the Philadelphia North American, Oct. 30
Tho Pcn-patch Case.

The supreme court room was quite filled yesterday
morning by auditors in the matter OF the Pea Patch s-
land reference Mr. Sergeant having taken his seat on
the BENCH opened the by mentioning that he had
ceyed several letters from counsel on both sides prior TO
organizing, proposing and suggesting various things
which letters it not strictly formal to address to man,
though that course naturally enough adopted PRIOR
to organization; that he deemed as well to have all
those letters read openly so that any OF the coun-
sci either side had objection to make to anything IN
them, or his to them such objection might
now-in the outset and before entering into merts-be
heard and settled The letters having been all read by
the secretary it fully agreed on both sides that no
objection could be made to anything IN any OF them ana
preimnaries having been settled, Mr. Clayton opened
The case with the paper evidence in behalf OF the United
States.
I'm the development of this some striking documents
were produced for the want OF which, understood
Mr. Clayton to say, the United States had once lost the
suit in the courts OF New Jersey One Of these was n1t
ing less than the original deed from King Charles III OF
England with his autograph and royal SEAL TO his most
dear brother James, Duke OF York and Albany laiter
wards James ii in which the King conveys New Castle
and twelve miles round about IT, TO the Duke, for ten
thousand years, in consideration lh we remember) oil
the Dukes yielding and paying to hun four ra9oH SS's
annually on each feast OF Michael me Archangel ihen
with his signature and arms to William Penn, in which,
out of special regard TO the memory and many eminent
and faithful services which Admiral sr William rem,
him. the Duke, for ten shings conveyed Inc same prop
erty to our Quaker progenItor
These deeds, after having been lost Tor nearly TWO CEN
Pops the seat of William PENIS descendants in Eng
land The exterors of them were black with age, but
the signatures seals, embazonry, and royal images on
the interior were as fresh and clear though but two
DAYS. instead of nearly two centuries, had passed since
their delivery. The exhibition in actual evidence OF
these very curious papers, raked from such distant and
recondte recesses produced obvious sensation the
court ROOM and the counenances of several his
torical gentemen--and particularly OF Mr.. Ingraham,
well known for his rich collection OF autographs, as well
as for more valuable disncons-brighten with
mon sensibity as they beheld in the distance, many
royal and duca autographs of undopbted originality.
The would seem to be one where the Judges IN
Keen somewhere on this side of the food" would be out
OF place The origin Of the dispute goes back to the first
colonization Of New Jersey and Delaware and the aw
root The case goes to-day at eleven o'clock All
The counsel are now in the city: Governor Bib, OF
Kentucky. Gen Eaton Of Tennessee, and Messrs. Clay
ton and Bayard of Delaware Mr., Sergeants determine
ton to have this CASE interesting to our citizens heard
in public, meets we believe, universal appreciation.