O'Hara v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
ON appeal from the Superior Court of East Florida. In the Superior Court of East Florida, Oliver O’Hara, for himself and for the other heirs of Daniel O’Hara, presented a petition praying for the confirmation of a grant of fifteen thousand acres of land made by Henry White, then the Spanish Governor of East Florida, on the 5th of September, 1803, to Daniel O’Hara, the father of, the petitioners; and which was alleged to have been confirmed on the 3d of September, 1818, by…
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ON appeal from the Superior Court of East Florida. In the Superior Court of East Florida, Oliver O’Hara, for himself and for the other heirs of Daniel O’Hara, presented a petition praying for the confirmation of a grant of fifteen thousand acres of land made by Henry White, then the Spanish Governor of East Florida, on the 5th of September, 1803, to Daniel O’Hara, the father of, the petitioners; and which was alleged to have been confirmed on the 3d of September, 1818, by the Spanish Governor Coppinger. The grant; and the proceedings on the same are fully stated in the opinion of the Court.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wayne
Appeal from the Superior Court of East Florida.
The appellants are the heirs of Daniel O’Hara, and they claim the lánd in controversy, in virtue of an alleged grant, dated the 5th of September, 1803.
The grant was adjudged in the Court below, not valid.
The memorial for the grant; order of Governor White, to the commandant of engineers, to report upon it; the report of that oSicer; and the decree of the Governor; are as follow:
His Excellency the Governor:...Don Daniel O’Hara, lately admitted, an inhabitant of this province, under the protection of his Catholic Majesty, with due respect,…
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