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Title: American state papers : documents, legislative and executive, of the Congress of the United States ...
Year: 1832 (1830s)
Authors: United States. Congress
Subjects: United States. Army United States. Navy United States Archives United States Indians of North America Finance United States Postal service Public lands
Publisher: Washington : Gales and Seaton
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
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l, according to thenumber of laborers he may have, when the general survey takes place, those which correspond to him besurveyed, he being bound to take possession of the said land within the term of six months. WHITE. And that it may serve for a security to the interested, I give these presents at St. Augustine, Florida,August 11, 1804. JUAN DE PIERRA. Note.—That by a decree of April li, 1808, there were to Don Samuel Bunch, son of him contained in this certificate, 240 acres of land on the river St. Marys, for nine negroes over sixteen years, and oneof thirteen years; which ninnljer of acres are to be deducted from the two thousand one hundred and sixtyof his father, on account of those which correspond to his sons ten negroes being included to this numberof acres. PIERKA. I certify the foregoing decree and note are true and correct translations from their originals on filein the office of the public archives of St. Augustine. F. J. FATIO, S. B. L. G. 1826.) CLAIMS IN FLORIDA. 747
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DECREE liV THE l;n.\p.n. The claimant in tliis case produced a certified copy of concession for the two thousand one hundredand sixty acres of Land, dated August 11, 1804, made by Governor White to liini for headrights. Itappeared fnrtlier to tiie board tliat tiie claimant occupied and cultivated the land ever since it was grantedto him; but having a.scertained that his title is interfered with by a British title, under whicli the heirs ofTurnbull claim, we do therefore order that the documents accomjjanjing the memorial be forwarded toCongress for their determination. October 11. <7o/i?! Bunch vs. The Uni/cd States. For tuv thousand one hundred and^si.rli/ acres of land. Horatio S. Dexter, being sworn, states that in the year 1813 he was at the said tract df land occupiedby Mr. Bunch, -who had a considerable quantity of stock, and above forty iiegmrs, and that it wa.s amatter of general notoriety under the Spanish government that said tract of land was the property ofsaid Bunch. I

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