A Right of Discovery?Steven T. Newcomblawreligionjohnson-v-mcintoshdoctrine-of-discoverydominationbloglinkSteven T. Newcomb traces Chief Justice Marshall’s “right of discovery” in Johnson v. McIntosh back to the 1496 Letters Patent to John Cabot and its command to subjugate, occupy, and possess.Doctrine of Discovery Project2026-10-02Texttext/htmlhttps://stevennewcomb.substack.com/p/a-right-of-discoveryhttps://doctrineofdiscovery.org/blog/link/a-right-of-discovery/https://doctrineofdiscovery.org/en-UShttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/