Thursday Morning January 22nd 1824 __
The Board met this day pursuant to Adjournment __
	Present all the members
Francis R. Sanchez claim for four thousand Acres was 
taken up which was recommended for confirmation
	I Antonio Alvarez keeper of the Public Archives 
of East Florida, do hereby Certify the foregoing to be a true 
and correct abstract from the Journal of proceeding of the 
Board of Land Commissioners for East Florida aforesaid, which 
Journal of proceedings was transferred to this Office According 
to Law by the Register and Receiver of the Land Office while 
acting as Commissioners __
	Witness my hand and seal of office at the 
City of St. Augustine Territory of Florida, this twenty third 
day of March A.D. One thousand eight hundred & thirty Six
	Antonio Alvarez
Recorded this 4th April 1840	    K P A
	James McNeill  D.C.
			Decrees
Francis R. Sanchez vs The United States
	Memorial for four thousand Acres of Land
	The claimant produced in evidence his memorial to the 
Governor of Florida dated the 18th December 1815, also the 
Governors Decree granting him the Land in his Memorial of 
four thousand Acres __  This case being submitted, and there 
being an absolute title of property in the Memorial from the 
Law and Usage of this Province,  We feel no doubt, had the 
claimant applied to that Government, that his title would 
have been recognized as a Sufficient one, We therefore re
commend the same to Congress for Confirmation
	Recommended 22 January 1824
I, Antonio Alvarez keeper of the Public Archives of East