United States v. Miranda
Supreme Court of the United States
ON appeal from the Superior. Court of East Florida. Pedro Miranda and others, on the 9th of May, 1829,preseñted a petition, to the Superior Court of East Florida, asking for thé confirmation of a grant from the Spanish government of Florida, for eight leagues square, equal to three hundred and sixt.y-eight thousand six hundred and forty acres of land, situate on the waters of Hillsborough and Tampa bays, in the eastern district of the territory of Florida.
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ON appeal from the Superior. Court of East Florida. Pedro Miranda and others, on the 9th of May, 1829,preseñted a petition, to the Superior Court of East Florida, asking for thé confirmation of a grant from the Spanish government of Florida, for eight leagues square, equal to three hundred and sixt.y-eight thousand six hundred and forty acres of land, situate on the waters of Hillsborough and Tampa bays, in the eastern district of the territory of Florida. The petition of Pedro Miranda and the grant, are as follow: TRANSLATION. His Excellency the Governor: Don Pedro Miranda, second pilot of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wayne
delivered-the opinion of the Court.
Appeal from the Superior Court of East Florida.
The defendants in error' claim title to a tract of land, under-a grant made by Governor White, on the 26th November, 1810, to Don Pedro Miranda, containing eight leagues square; or three hundred and sixty-eight-thousand six hundred and forty acres, on the waters of Hillsborough-'and Tanipa bays,.in the eastern district of the territory of Florida.
Miranda’s petition for the grant, and the grant, are ini pages 153, 154.
After a recital of services, he asks as a remuneration, and in consideration of his destitute…
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