UNITED STATES v. CAMBUSTON, 61 U.S. 59 (1857)

THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. HENRY CAMBUSTON. DECEMBER TERM, 1857. The regulations for the colonization of the Territories of the Government of Mexico, made 21st November, 1828, in pursuance of the act of the General Congress, August 18, 1824, provided: 1st. That the Governors of the Territories should be empowered to grant vacant lands, among […]

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61 U.S. 59

61 U.S. 59 61 U.S. 59 20 How. 59 15 L.Ed. 828 THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS,v.HENRY CAMBUSTON. December Term, 1857 THIS was an appeal from the District Court of the United States for the northern district of California, which affirmed a decree of the land commissioners in favor of a grant of land to Cambuston. […]

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