Board of Trustees of the Sevilleta Grant Records 1887-1939

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Board of Trustees of the Sevilleta Grant Records 1887-1939

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Collection contains various legal documents such as leases, options to buy land,quitclaim deeds, warranty deeds, tax receipts, etc. from the Spanish land grant, Sevilleta, locatedin Socorro County, New Mexico. Also includes minute book, June 15, 1921-September 14, 1938,of meetings held by the Trustees of the land grant community.

1 box (.45 cu. ft.) + 1 oversize folder

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Board of Trustees of the Sevilleta Grant.

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The Sevilleta Land Grant was a community land grant located in northern Socorro County. It was granted on the 29th of May 1819 by the governor of the province of New Mexico, Governor Melgares. On December 4, 1893 the U.S. Court of Private Land Claims ruled the Grant as a valid claim. The grant was confirmed, plat and survey approved by the Court on December 12, 1901 totaling about 272,000 acres. The unallotted portion of the grant was 216,000 acres, which remained in communal lands. After New Me...

Contreras, Pedro S.

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