Petition and records in support of city lands of Monterey, Case No. 714 1853-1855 (bulk: 1855).

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Petition and records in support of city lands of Monterey, Case No. 714 1853-1855 (bulk: 1855).

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Manuscripts are made up of the Board of California Land Commissioners Records held by the General Land Office. They consist of copies of decisions, volume 3 (NARA batch no. 888); depositions of Juan B. Alvarado and Jose Castro (1846) from the copies of evidence, volume 18 (batch no. 889); depositions of Alvarado, Jose Castro, and Manuel Castro (1855) from the copies of evidence, volume 11 (batch no. 890); petition of the City of Monterey (1853) from the copies of petitions, volume 2 (batch no. 891); translations in English of the depositions of Juan Alvarado and Jose Castro (1846) from the copies of evidence, volume 19 (batch no. 892); and documents filed with case no. 714 (Monterey), (batch no. missing).

6 folders : in document box ; up to 31 x 47 cm.

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Ashley, Delos R. (Delos Rodeyn), 1828-1873

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United States. General Land Office. Board of California Land Commissioners.

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In 1852, David Jacks purchased a tract of land corresponding to the 30,000 acres of Monterey city lands. The following year the Monterey town council resolved to secure confirmation of the pueblo lands title before the U.S. Board of Land Commissioners. Depositions from officials of the former Mexican California and city governments were obtained. In 1856 the title was confirmed, although legal appeals continued until 1858. Following the proposal of Delos R. Ashley, the attorney for the city peti...

Castro, Manuel, 1821-1891.

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Castro, Jose.

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Alvarado, Juan Bautista, 1809-1882

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