(DOWNLOAD) "United States, Appellants v. Heirs of John Forber" by United States Supreme Court ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: United States, Appellants v. Heirs of John Forber
- Author : United States Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 01, 1841
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 71 KB
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APPEAL from the Superior Court of East Florida. The executor of John Forbes, on the 20th of May 1829, presented a petition to the superior court for the eastern district of Florida, claiming 10,000 acres of land, 7000 of which were surveyed on the waters of 'Little St. Marys river,' in the then district of Nassau, in East Florida; the other tract, being 3000 acres, was alleged to be situated on 'Cabbage Swamp,' also in East Florida. The petition stated, that the grant for the land was made by Governor Kindelan, in lieu of 15,000 acres which had been surrendered by John Forbes to the king of Spain. The petition contained the 'memorial for grant,' which was presented, on the 27th July 1814, to Governor Kindelan, by John Forbes. It was, with the proceedings, as follows: