Papers, 1800-1844.

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Papers, 1800-1844.

Papers, containing for the most part legal documents concerning land claims in the Mobile (Ala.) area, dating from the Spanish period. Included in the case notes is the contention that the U.S. did not gain title to property in West Florida, only sovereignty from Spain, various arguments before the U.S. Senate, and correspondence in Spanish, French, and English. The collection also includes some financial receipts, plat maps of Mobile, and printed materials such as bills before the U.S. Congress.

.33 cubic ft. (1 archives boxes and 1 oversized folder).

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Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

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Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore. As one of the most prominent American lawyers of the 19th century, he argued over 200 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court between 1814 and his death in 1852. During his life, he was a member of the Federalist Party, the Nati...

Gazzam, A. H.

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Moore, Gabriel, approximately 1785-1845

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Moore was a U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1831-37, after which he moved to Texas where he died in 1845. Moore also served as a U.S. Congressman representing Alabama, 1821-29, and as Governor, 1829-31. From the description of Letter, 1836. (Auburn University). WorldCat record id: 37523707 Ala. Governor, Ala. Senator, U.S. Senator, and U.S. Representative. Gabriel Moore moved to Huntsville, Ala. from N.C. in 1810. He served in the territorial legislature ...

Adams, J. G. (John G.)

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Alden, L.

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United States. St. Stephens Land Office.

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Farge family.

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deFeriot, Baron.

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Lewis, S.

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Test, John, 1771-1849

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John Test, 1771-1849, was a prominent lawyer and judge in Indiana. He also served as a member in Congress, 1823-1831 and as a circuit judge, and eventually moved to Mobile, Ala. where he resumed his law practice. In the 1830s and 1840s John Test, along with Daniel Webster, was involved in legal suits pending in the U.S. Senate. The cases involved the legal rights of several families claiming title to lands in (West) Florida, that had been ceded to the U.S. government by ...

Pickens, Samuel O., 1846-

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Duvol, Catherine.

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Alabama. Supreme Court

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Duvol family.

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Pollard family.

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Eslava family.

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Farge, B.

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United States. Congress

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Bills of the 96th Congress to provide for temporary increases in the public debt limit, and for other purposes. From the description of Public debt legislation, 96th Congress : legislative history of public debt legislation, 1979-1980. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 243776779 Bill of the 96th Congress to impose a windfall profit tax on domestic crude oil, and for other purposes. From the description of Crude oil windfall profit tax act of 1980 ...

Duvol, Daniel.

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Vinton, Samuel Finley, 1792-1862

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U.S. representative from Ohio. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Gallipolis, Ohio, to Mordecai Bartley, 1845 Nov. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270585660 ...

Eastburne, J. R.

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Meechen, L.

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