Legal Opinion
United States v. Huertas
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 14, 1834PublishedCited by 4 opinions
APPEAL from the superior court of'East Florida, (a)
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Marshall
On the 15th of September 1817, Antonio Huertas, an inhabitant of East Florida, petitioned the governor of that province for fifteen thousand acres of land ; on which the following decree was máde.
“ In attention to what this petitioner represents, and whereas the services he mentions are well known, I grant to him, in the name of his majesty, and of his .royal justice', which I administer, the fifteen thousand acres of land which he solicits, in order that he may possess and enjoy them in absolute ownership ; and in testimony, &c.”. The land solicited is described in the petition as. lying on…
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