Court : US Supreme Court
Decided on : Jan-01-1842
United States v. Breward - 41 U.S. 143 (1842) U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Breward, 41 U.S. 16 Pet. 143 143 (1842) United States v. Breward 41 U.S. (16 Pet.) 143 ON APPEAL FROM THE SUPERIOR COURT OF EAST FLORIDA Syllabus Florida land claim. Breward petitioned the Governor of East Florida, intending to establish a saw mill to saw lumber on St. John's River, for a grant of five miles square of land or its equivalent, ten thousand acres to be in the neighborhood of the place designated and the remaining six thousand acres in Cedar Swamp, on the west side of St. John's River, and in Cabbage Hammock, on the east side of the river. The governor granted the land asked for on the condition that the mill should be built, and the condition was complied with. On 27 May, 1817, the Surveyor General surveyed seven thousand acres under the grant, including Little Cedar Creek, and bounded on three sides by Big Cedar Creek, including the mill. This grant and survey were confirmed. Thre...
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