MR. CHIEF JUSTICE TANEY delivered the opinion of the court.
The appellees in these two cases claim title under an instrument of writing which they allege was a grant by the Spanish authorities to the Baron de Bastrop. In the case of The United States v. The Cities of Philadelphia and New Orleans and Livingston and Callender's Heirs, reported in 11 How. 609, the...
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