http://www.oyez.org/cases/1792-1850/1812/ U.S. Supreme Court Cases, presented by The Oyez Project (www.oyez.org) en-us <p>In 1758, the New Jersey colonial legislature made an agreement with the Delaware Indians, granting to them a portion of land which would remain an Indian possession forever. Part of the contract provided that the land could never be sold or taxed. In 1801, the Indians gained permission to sell the land. In 1804 the state legislature repealed the land's tax exemption.</p> http://www.oyez.org/cases/1792-1850/1812/1812_0/