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Page 1233
... public lots and squares , vacant lands , and all public buildings , fortifi cations , barracks , and other edifices , which are not private property , " & c . No difficulty , it seeins to me , can arise as to the true meaning of this ...
... public lots and squares , vacant lands , and all public buildings , fortifi cations , barracks , and other edifices , which are not private property , " & c . No difficulty , it seeins to me , can arise as to the true meaning of this ...
Page 1239
... public lands . " My opinion is , that you ought not to act in the case of Susan Colbert , until Congress shall have declared its will upon the claim which has been located upon the same lands . It is not intended by me to intimate any ...
... public lands . " My opinion is , that you ought not to act in the case of Susan Colbert , until Congress shall have declared its will upon the claim which has been located upon the same lands . It is not intended by me to intimate any ...
Page 1247
... land officers , both general and district , are concerned . These plats are designed by law for the information and guidance of the various land officers and persons desirous of purchasing a portion of the public domain . That purchases ...
... land officers , both general and district , are concerned . These plats are designed by law for the information and guidance of the various land officers and persons desirous of purchasing a portion of the public domain . That purchases ...
Page 1253
... lands " which had been inhabited , cultivated , or possessed by them , prior to the 20th of December , 1803 , ". and ... public domain . If this is not such a case as was contemplated by Con- gress in the second section of the act ...
... lands " which had been inhabited , cultivated , or possessed by them , prior to the 20th of December , 1803 , ". and ... public domain . If this is not such a case as was contemplated by Con- gress in the second section of the act ...
Page 1265
... public lands commenced at Green Bay ; and on that day the lot of land now in controversy was set up at auction , and struck off to Daniel Whitney . After the sale , and on the same day , Whitney paid for the land , and took the usual ...
... public lands commenced at Green Bay ; and on that day the lot of land now in controversy was set up at auction , and struck off to Daniel Whitney . After the sale , and on the same day , Whitney paid for the land , and took the usual ...
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3d March 3d section accounting officers act of 3d act of Congress agent allowed amount application appointed appropriation April arpens assignment ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE authority certificate Cherokee Chickasaw Choctaw claim claimants collector commission Commissioner compensation confirmed construction contract court court-martial Creek decision directed district dollars doubt duty emoluments evidence fact FELIX GRUNDY grant H. D. GILPIN H. S. LEGARE honor to receive Indian instant ISAAC TOUCEY issued J. Y. MASON JOHN Y July jurisdiction Land Office Louisiana Menomonies ment NATHAN CLIFFORD naval Navy obedient servant opinion paid patent payment pension person port Postmaster pre-emption present President proceedings provisions public lands purchase question referred regard regulations respectfully REVERDY JOHNSON Secretary Secretary of War Senate settled statute submitted survey surveyor Territory Territory of Orleans thereof tion tract Treasury treaty United vessel WALTER FORWARD widow
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