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United States, Appellants v. Antonio Huertas, The 475 (1834)

handle is hein.slavery/ussccases0121 and id is 1 raw text is: JANUARY TERM 1834. THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS V. ANTONIO HUERTAS. The decree of the superior court of East Florida, confirming a concession of land by governor Kindelan, to the appellee, affirmed. APPEAL from the superior court of East Florida. This case was submitted by Mr, Call, for the United States; and by Mr White, for the appellee. Mr Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court. The appellee had obtained a concession for ten thousand acres of land, from governor Kindelan, in March 181-,U The petitioner, in his application to the governor, sets forth many and great services rendered to the government, in the course of which he had sustained considerable loss, in the last insurrection. He also states that he has ten children, and fourteen slaves. Governor Kindelan, in his decree making the concession, states his own knowledge of the facts set forth in the petition, but grants the ten thousand acres, with the precise condition to use the same for the purpose of raising cattle, without having the faculty of alienating the said tract, without the knowledge of this government. On the 20th of July 1816, governor Coppinger granted a complete title to this land. His grant recites the decree made by governor Kindelan, and the boundaries of the land. This claim was laid before the board of commissioners, and recom- mended for confirmation. Don Antonio Huertas presented his petition to the court for the district of East Florida, by which tribunal his claim was adjudged valid. It was confirmed to him to the extent, and agreeably to the boundaries as in the grant, and the plat of the survey of said land, made by Andrew Burgevin, on the 19th of September 1818, and filed ii) the cause. No cxception can be taken to this decree, unless the survey

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