Buyck v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL from the Superior Court of East Florida. On the 23d of May, 1829,.Ann Buyck, the appellant, presented a petition to the Superior Court for .the Eastern District of Florida, claiming title to a tract of land containing fifty thousand acres, south and north of the Musquito river. The title -on which the claim was founded, was a Spanish grant from Governor White.
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APPEAL from the Superior Court of East Florida. On the 23d of May, 1829,.Ann Buyck, the appellant, presented a petition to the Superior Court for .the Eastern District of Florida, claiming title to a tract of land containing fifty thousand acres, south and north of the Musquito river. The title -on which the claim was founded, was a Spanish grant from Governor White. The proceedings on which the grant was made, and the grant,.were as follow: His Excellency the Governor : 'Don Augustin Buyck, a resident of this place, with the greatest respect, appears before your-excellency, and says : That,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wayne
Appeal from the Superior Court of East Florida.
The land in controversy in. this case is claimed by virtue of an alleged concession or grant, for fifty thousand acres, dated July 29th, 1802.
In the Court below, the claim was adjudged not to be valid.
The evidence offered and.read on the trial is,
1. A memorial from Don Augustin Buyck, 22d-July, -1802, with an order annexed by Governor White to the engineer commandant, to report; and the report of the engineer.
2; The decree of Governor White as follows: The land which the party solicits is. granted to him in manner as he proposes; and with the…
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