| John Joseph Lalor - 1883 - 1076 pages
...the treaty of Feb. 22, 1819; but that treaty merely described the ceded district AS "the territories eastward of the Mississippi, known by the name of East and West Florida," and this vagueness of description gave rise to disputes with Georgia and Alabama as to the boundary... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - 1884 - 966 pages
...February 22, 1819, by which His Catholic Majesty ceded to the latter all the territories belonging to him, situated to the eastward of the Mississippi, known by the name of East and West Florida. By the 8th article of that Treaty it is stipulated as follows : "All the grants of land made before the... | |
| United States. Congress. House - 1098 pages
...United States and Spain, of the 22d of February, 1S19, His Catholic Majesty ceded to the United States all the territories which belonged to him situated...Mississippi, known by the name of East and West Florida, the adjacent islands, &c., "zohichare not private properly." By the 8th article of the treaty. " all... | |
| James Andrew Corcoran, Patrick John Ryan, Edmond Francis Prendergast - 1887 - 808 pages
...Majesty cedes to the United States, in full property and sovereignty, all the territories which belong to him, situated to the eastward of the Mississippi, known by the name of East and West Florida. The adjacent islands dependent on said provinces, all public lots and squares, vacant lands, public... | |
| John M. Keating - 1888 - 392 pages
...February 22, 1819, the king of Spain ceded to the United States " all the territories which belong to him situated to the eastward of the Mississippi, known by the name of East and West Florida." Soto's discovery of the great river, Spain surrendered her last claim to a share in the Mississippi... | |
| John Robert Irelan - 1887 - 620 pages
...Majesty cedes to the United States, in full property and sovereignty, all the territories which belong to him situated to the eastward of the Mississippi, known by the 25— K name of East and West Florida. The adjacent islands dependent on said provinces, all public... | |
| John Robert Irelan - 1888 - 712 pages
...States in full property aud sovereignty, all the territories which belong to him, situated to the east of the Mississippi, known by the name of East and West Florida. The adjacent islands dependent on said provinces, all public lots and squares, vacant lands, public... | |
| Henry Adams - 1890 - 530 pages
...Majesty cedes to the United States, in full property and sovereignty, all the territories which belong to him situated to the eastward of the Mississippi, known by the names of East and West Florida." 2 According to the Acts of Congress, no territory known as West Florida... | |
| Freeman Snow - 1894 - 536 pages
...United States.)— " His Catholic Majesty cedes to the United States, in full property and sovereignty, all the territories which belonged to him, situated...Mississippi, known by the name of East and West Florida. The adjacent islands dependent on said provinces, all public lots and squares, vacant lands, public... | |
| William MacDonald - 1897 - 504 pages
...Majesty cedes to the United States, in full property and sovereignty, all the territories which belong to him, situated to the eastward of the Mississippi, known by the name of East and West Florida. The adjacent islands dependent on said provinces, all public lots and squares, vacant lands, public... | |
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