United States v. Clarke

delivered the opinion of the Court.-

This case is in many respects similar to that which has been decided at this term, between the same parties, (a) The appellee filed his petition before the district court of East Florida,, asserting a title to twenty-six thousand acres of land, granted by Don Jose Coppinger, governor of that territory, while under the dominion of his catholic majesty.

The petition presented by Clarke to the Spanish governor, asks, in consideration of services and as a remuneration for losses sustained, all which he states, twenty-six thousand acres' pf land in the following…