Copy of 1769 Florida land grant and map [manuscript], 1823.

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Copy of 1769 Florida land grant and map [manuscript], 1823.

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The original grant was to William Barker for 20,000 acres along the St. Johns River in East Florida. It was accompanied by a map by William Gerard De Brahm, surveyor-general of the colony locating the property. Endorsements by William Heygate, Lord Mayor of London, Thomas Aspinwall, U.S. Consul in London, and Richard Rush, establish the authenticity of the copy.

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Barker, William, fl. 1769.

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De Brahm, John Gerar William, 1717-approximately 1799

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Savannah, Ga. resident. From the description of Papers, 1755-1790. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38518935 Surveyor General, geographer, military engineer, naturalist, author. Description of the first attempts to order the plant communities of South Florida were published by DeBrahm in 1772 and 1773. Although DeBrahm wrote a guide to navigators in 1772, his final report to England is more complete. In the final report he recognized fo...

Heygate, William, fl. 1823.

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Aspinwall, Thomas, 1786-1876

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Army officer. From the description of Thomas Aspinwall papers, 1847-1853. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455771 A Thomas Aspinwall, 1786-1876, was an American consul. Hugh Legare ́ was Secretary of State for a short time before his death in 1843. From the description of Letter : London, England to Hugh S. Legare ́, 1843 July 3. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 708359991 Thomas Aspinwall was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, May 23, 1786...

Rush, Richard, 1780-1859

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The Wyoming Controversy was a conflict between the governments of Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Britain, the Continental Congress, and the Indians over land in the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania. From the guide to the Documents relating to the Wyoming Controversy, 1751-1814, 1823, 1751-1823, (American Philosophical Society) Richard Rush (1780-1859) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A graduate of Princeton University, he was a lawyer before beginning his political care...