Subject: Public Lands

This two-volume Congressional Record from May 20, 1824, contains documents and testimony related to land transactions in Florida, specifically focusing on claims by Moses Elias Levy. Pages 335-356 feature testimony involving F.S. Warburg, Joseph Simon Cohen, and Abraham Meyers Cohen. The record sheds light on early Florida land claims, settlements, and the involvement of these individuals in Levy's plans for a Jewish refuge in Florida. It also includes information on other land claims, Spanish decrees, and letters from surveyor Alexander Hamilton. American Imprints 22929; Servies 1203.

Congressional Record report on private land claims in New Mexico from the 36th Congress, 1st Session. The report was presented to the Senate on May 19, 1860. The document includes contributions from Judah P. Benjamin, Senator from Louisiana, who later served as Secretary of the Confederate States.