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Joseph T. Burns: “The point is that the land was granted and then there was a property right. The point is there was a property…”

On the recordOctober 13, 1995
The point is that the land was granted and then there was a property right. The point is there was a property right--they could buy and sell that land from that point on without Government intrusion.

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Discussing property rights related to land grants.

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