Report on a Spanish Land Claim for the heirs of John Brown

Collection — Box: 157

Identifier: MSS 0-233

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The document by U. S. Congress, House of Representatives, 27th Congress 2d. Session, Rep. No. 83, Heirs of John Brown, Deceased, dated February 9, 1842 is interesting chiefly as an example of the procedures followed by the United States Congress in confirming Spanish land grants in former West Florida.

Dates

created: 1806-1842
Other: Majority of material found in February 9, 1842

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.