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Series Description - Confirmed Spanish land grant claims, 1763-1821.
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Number: |
S
990 |
| Creator: |
United States. Board of Land Commissioners. |
| Title: |
Confirmed
Spanish land grant claims, 1763-1821. |
| Quantity: |
17.00
cubic ft. 1806.00 microfiche 7.00 microfilm reel |
| Arrangement: |
Alphabetical. |
| Description: |
The Board of Land Commissioners was established
in 1822 (3 U.S. Statute 709, May 8) to settle all outstanding Spanish
land grant claims in the territory that Spain ceded to the United States
in 1821. It set up offices in Pensacola and St. Augustine to ascertain
the validity of all titles and private claims to lands in East Florida
and West Florida. The Board either supported or rejected the land claims
by studying the documents supplied by claimants.
The series consists of "dossiers" containing
those papers which were filed in evidence and confirmed as valid claims
before the Board of Land Commissioners. Each land claim with its supporting
documents was later encased in a manila jacket on which appears the name
of the applicant, the number of acres claimed, disposition of the claim,
and page reference to the American State Papers. The supporting documents
include petitions or memorials to a governor for land; surveys or plats;
attests; deeds of sale, gifts, wills, bequests, and exchanges; applications;
and translations of Spanish documents. Most of the documents for claims
in West Florida are missing.
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Series Description - Unconfirmed Spanish land grant claims, 1763-1821.
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| Series
Number: |
S
991 |
| Creator: |
United States. Board of Land Commissioners. |
| Title: |
Unconfirmed
Spanish land grant claims, 1763-1821. |
| Quantity: |
5.00
cubic ft.
565.00 microfiche |
| Arrangement: |
Alphabetical. |
| Description: |
The Board of Land Commissioners was established
in 1822 (3 U.S. Statute 709, May 8) to settle all outstanding Spanish
land grant claims in the territory that Spain ceded to the United States
in 1821. It set up offices in Pensacola and St. Augustine to ascertain
the validity of all titles and private claims to lands in East Florida
and West Florida. The Board either supported or rejected the land claims
by studying the documents supplied by claimants.
The series consists of "dossiers" containing
those papers which were filed in evidence and confirmed as valid claims
before the Board of Land Commissioners. Each land claim with its supporting
documents was later encased in a manila jacket on which appears the name
of the applicant, the number of acres claimed, disposition of the claim,
and page reference to the American State Papers. The supporting documents
include petitions or memorials to a governor for land; surveys or plats;
attests; deeds of sale, gifts, wills, bequests, and exchanges; applications;
and translations of Spanish documents. Most of the documents for claims
in West Florida are missing.
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