In the case of Voorhees v. Bonesteel and Wife, the Supreme Court of the United States was asked to decide whether a deed of conveyance of land in Iowa was valid. The deed was made by a man named Voorhees to a man named Bonesteel and his wife. The deed was made in 1851, but the land was not actually conveyed until 1854. The Supreme Court held that the deed was valid, and that the conveyance of the land was effective in 1854. The Court reasoned that the deed was valid because it was made in accordance with the laws of Iowa, which allowed for the conveyance of land by deed. The Court also noted that the deed was made in good faith, and that the parties had acted in a reasonable manner in making the conveyance. Furthermore, the Court held that the deed was not void because it was made before the land was actually conveyed. The Court also held that the deed was valid because it was made in accordance with the laws of Iowa, which allowed for the conveyance of land by deed. The Court noted that the deed was made in good faith, and that the parties had acted in a reasonable manner in making the conveyance. Furthermore, the Court held that the deed was not void because it was made before the land was actually conveyed. In conclusion, the Supreme Court held that the deed of conveyance of land in Iowa was valid, and that the conveyance of the land was effective in 1854. The Court reasoned that the deed was valid because it was made in accordance with the laws of Iowa, and that the parties had acted in a reasonable manner in making the conveyance.

In Voorhees v. Bonesteel and Wife, the Supreme Court was tasked with determining whether a deed of land in Iowa that had been executed by an Indian tribe to a non-Indian individual was valid. The majority opinion held that it was not valid because the treaty between the United States government and the Indian tribe did not provide for such transfers of land from Indians to non-Indians. Justice Field dissented, arguing that although there were no express provisions in the treaty allowing for this transfer, it should be allowed under certain circumstances as long as both parties agreed to it voluntarily and without coercion or fraud. He argued further that if Congress had intended otherwise they would have included specific language prohibiting such transactions in their treaties with Native American tribes.