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Yount, George C. (George Calvert), 1794-1865. George Calvert Yount portions of narrative ... recorded by Orange Clark : typescript, [18--].

Title: George Calvert Yount portions of narrative ... recorded by Orange Clark : typescript, [18--].

Typed transcripts of the "A" & "B" manuscripts used by Charles L. Camp in his article on Yount in the California Historical Quarterly. With these are similar transcripts from the papers of Francis P. Farquhar. These appear to be the "missing pages" from the "Narrative ..." at the Huntington Library.

ArchivalResource: 1 portfolio.

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Yale, Gregory, 1816-1871. Legal papers of Gregory Yale, consisting of briefs, complaints, writs, court records, letters, memoranda, etc. connected with Yale's practice as attorney in various mining and land cases, and for the Pilots association of San Francisco : San Francisco : manuscripts, 1850-69.

Title: Legal papers of Gregory Yale, consisting of briefs, complaints, writs, court records, letters, memoranda, etc. connected with Yale's practice as attorney in various mining and land cases, and for the Pilots association of San Francisco : San Francisco : manuscripts, 1850-69.

Contents.- v. 1. Limantour claim; New Almaden mine.- v. 2. Peter Smith land titles; California vs. Randall, Holden and Swett; Original drafts of California mining law.- v. 3. San Francisco pilots association cases, 1850-69.- v. 4. San Quentin prison case (James M. Estell); Sepúlveda and Larco vs. Gabriel Maldonado (Comstock Lode)- v. 5 Miscellaneous cases: Slander suit of Comerford vs. DeVries, 1857; W. Blanding vs. E.W. Burr et al., Board of fund commissioners, 1859; Rancho Pastoria de las Borregas (J.M. Estrada vs. Castro and Murphy, 1859-65; Cole's ranch in San Francisco, 1860-61; Halleck et al., executors of Folsom vs. J. Mora Moss and the Sacramento Valley railroad, 1861; Sonora company's notice of location, 1862; General land office re Soscal rancho, 1863; Brief history of Sausalito and the title of Guillermo Antonio Richardson, 1867; Mesick vs. Brannan et al; A translation of the Spanish laws in existence during the time of Philip II of Spain relating to the taxes of free negroes and mulattos; Abstract of the title of the Rancho Punta de los Reyes (Andrew Randall);

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes, 1 oversize folder.Document 13, New Almaden Mine materials : 1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 1016:4) and positive.

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Knight, Thomas, 1820-1903. Thomas Knight papers, 1843-1854.

Title: Thomas Knight papers, 1843-1854.

Include account book, l844-1852, with information on grain sent to E.T. Bale's flour mill, wages paid and goods given to Indian laborers, accounts with Bale, Benjamin and Samuel Kelsey, George Yount, R.L. Kilburn, Nathan Spear, and others in Napa Valley; and some accounts, l844-1845, for a general merchandise store in Williamsburg, Mo., prior to arrival in California; loose accounts, l849-1854, some for cattle and grain; drafts of an agreement with Lovett P. Rockwell re their cattle ranch, etc.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (.4 linear ft.).

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Monterey Public Library. California History Room. Biography clippings : "X ,Y, Z" [surname] folder 1894-2004.

Title: Biography clippings : "X ,Y, Z" [surname] folder 1894-2004.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

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Frémont, Jessie Benton, 1824-1902. ALS, 1890 September 5 : Los Angeles, to Robert Underwood Johnson.

Title: ALS, 1890 September 5 : Los Angeles, to Robert Underwood Johnson.

JBF writes the editor of Century Magazine of Mrs. Jones's willingness to write an account of her grandfather Yount's days in Napa Valley. The pioneer "built the first block house, and the first chimney in upper California. The priests came from the missions for his aid and for advice about the Indians ..."

ArchivalResource: 4 p. ; 20 x 13 cm.

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Larkin, Thomas Oliver, 1802-1858. Thomas O. Larkin papers, 1831-1859.

Title: Thomas O. Larkin papers, 1831-1859.

Pt. I, vol. 1: Record prints of letters to Abel Stearns, 1833-1858, regarding business and activities as U.S. consul at Monterey. Vol. 2: Letters from Pío Pico, J.P. Leese, James Buchanan, John Forsyth and others; petitions; bonds; accounts and vouchers regarding business and activities as U.S. consul at Monterey; deeds to lots in Benicia sold to C.V. Gillespie and others; photocopy of last will and testament of Alice (Larkin) Toulmin; two letters from Larkin to Leidesdorff, 1843, 1846. Oversize folder: deeds to lots in Benicia sold to S.C. Bigelow; map of Flugge Rancho (Butte Co.) showing property owned by Larkin. Pt. II: Microfilm of letters from W.A. Leidesdorff, Stephen Smith, J.C. Calhoun, Daniel Webster, James Buchanan and others, and letters to Abel Stearns, J.A. Sutter, H.E. Hale, J.Y. Mason, J.P. Leese, G.C. Yount and others relating mainly to activities as U.S. Consul and as Naval Agent at Monterey. Part III: Larkin letters, 1842-1849: microfilm of selected letters from the following U.S. National Archives record groups: Naval Records (RG 45). Letters received by the Secretary of the Navy from Navy Agents, 1847-1849.

ArchivalResource: Paper copies from microfilm of letters to Abel Stearns, 1833-1858 : 2 v.Deeds to lots in Benecia and map of Flugge Rancho : 2 oversize folders.1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 533:1) and positive.

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Brown, Charles, 1814-1883. Early events in California : ms.S, 1878.

Title: Early events in California : ms.S, 1878.

Notes on desertion from whaler, Helvetius, 1883 (not 1829 as he claimed); land grant from Gov. Figueroa; Híjar-Padrés colony; Indian expeditions; lumbering; arrest of foreigners, 1840; revolt against Micheltorena; Bear Flag Revolt; recollections of Juana Briones, Fr. Quijas, M.G. Vallejo, George Yount and others. Recorded by Thomas Savage. Obituary clipping pasted in.

ArchivalResource: Originals : 28 leaves ; 31 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (33 exposures) : negative (Rich. 92:16) and positive (Film C-D, reel 10)

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Documents pertaining to the adjudication of private land claims in California, circa 1852-1892

Title: Documents pertaining to the adjudication of private land claims in California circa 1852-1892

In 1851 the U.S. Congress passed "An Act to Ascertain and Settle Private Land Claims in the State of California" which required all holders of Spanish and Mexican land grants to present their title for confirmation before the Board of California Land Commissioners. Land from titles not confirmed became part of the public domain. This Act placed the burden of proof of title on landholders and initiated a lengthy process of litigation that resulted in most Mexican Californians, or Californios, losing their titles. While 604 of the 813 claims brought before the Board were confirmed, most decisions were appealed to U.S. District Court and some on to U.S. Circuit Court and the Supreme Court. The confirmation process required lawyers, translators, and surveyors, and took an average of 17 years to resolve. The records of the District Court cases, the Land Case Files, were deposited on permanent loan in The Bancroft Library by the U.S. District Court in 1961. There are 857 total cases: Northern District Cases 1-458 and Southern District Cases 1-399 (see "Additional Notes on the Collection" for a note on case number discrepancies). Materials include transcripts, witness depositions, materials presented as evidence, and other legal documents. Most maps were transferred to the Map Collection of The Bancroft Library for separate cataloging (see: Maps of private land grant cases of California).

ArchivalResource: Number of containers: 857 Cases. 876 Portfolios; Linear feet: Approximately 75; Microfilm: 200 reels; 10 digital objects (1494 images)

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Anson Stiles Blake business records, 1897-1938

Title: Anson Stiles Blake business records 1897-1938

Consists of account ledgers, cash books, copybooks, invoices, and other financial and business records of Calif. quarry companies, including San Pablo Quarry Co., Blake and Bilger Company, Blake Brothers Company, and San Francisco Quarries Company. Includes some records of companies concerned with building materials, water, and land, including a cash book for H. Peterson & Company, minutes for the Board of Directors of Venice Island Company, a title abstract for La Jota Rancho (Napa County), stock certificates for Interior Land company (Kern County), and by-laws of San Pablo Water Company.

ArchivalResource: 5 boxes; (2.5 Linear feet)

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