Item 10089Minutes of the Proceedings before the Hon John Sergeant of Philadelphia in the Matter of the Pea Patch Island, referred to him as sole arbitrator between the United States on the one side, and James Humphrey on the other
Washington DC: 1848. [3]-251p. Disbound. Details regarding the decade long legal battle between Delaware and New Jersey as to the ownership of the island. A battle eventually won by Delaware. John Sergeant (1779 - 1852) was an American politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives. Red.....