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UNITED STATES V. DELESPINS'S HEIRS, , 40 U. S. 226 (1841)

40 U. S. 226

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United States v. Delespins's Heirs, , 40 U.S. 226 (1841)

United States v. Delespins's Heirs

40 U.S. (15 Pet.) 226

APPEAL FROM THE SUPERIOR

COURT OF EAST FLORIDA

Joseph Delespine and others presented a petition to the Superior Court of East Florida, claiming 10,240 acres of land, at the north head of Indian River, by virtue of a concession from Governor Coppinger, the Spanish Governor of East Florida, to Pablo Fontane, dated November 10, 1817. The grant and circumstances of the case are full stated in the opinion of the Court. The Superior Court of East Florida decreed a confirmation of the grant, and the United States prosecuted this appeal. clubjuris

Page 40 U. S. 229

WAYNE, JUSTICE, delivered the opinion of the Court.

The decree of the court declares the claim to be valid to a square of four miles of land on a creek, issuing from the north head of Indian River westwardly and running to the northwest. The following is the memorial and grant offered by the appellees, to maintain the claim:


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