Los Angeles Land papers, 1850-1889.

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Los Angeles Land papers, 1850-1889.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/406422728

These papers document the transfer of land during the first few decades of American ownership of Los Angeles, California. This collection consists of the original documents certifying the sale, purchase, pre-emption, or surveying of land by sheriffs, clerks, notary publics, and surveyors of Los Angeles County between 1850 and 1889. Some of these legal proceedings partially document the transfer of land ownership from Californio to American hands. Many of these documents are "pre-emption" claims to land made mostly by new American immigrants to California under the Possessory Act of April 20, 1852 which gave individuals the right to claim 160 acres of public lands for the purposes of mining or agriculture. The "inventories of women's separate property" were a result of the California State law enacted on April 17, 1850 entitled "Act defining the rights of Husband and Wife." This collection includes 237 items organized into nine folders which include: mortgage agreements and releases; inheritances and wills; certificates of sale due to taxes owed, law suits, and foreclosure; claims of preemption; land documents of individuals significant to Los Angeles history including: Abel Stearns, Pio Pico, Ignacio del Valle, and Francis P.F. Temple; lease agreements; and additional miscellaneous legal documents relating to land transfer.

237 items.1 box.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Pico, Pío, 1801-1894

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Pio Pico was the last Mexican governor of Alta California. From the description of Visiting cards. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122642274 Pio Pico was the last Mexican governor of California. From the description of Pacific coast diary for 1885 : containing useful memoranda and tables for reference. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122498954 From the description of Diary, 1874. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122642277 From the description of Dia...

Del Valle, Ignacio

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Temple, Francis Pliny F., 1821-1880.

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Stearns, Abel, 1798-1871

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Pioneer California businessman; arriving in Monterey in 1829; Sterns held many public and private offices. At the time of these declarations, he was Alcalde (or Mayor) of Los Angeles. From the description of Colorado River Ferry declarations, 1850 May 8-1850 June 8. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 39114744 Abel Stearns was a prominent trader and landowner in Southern California from 1829 until his death in 1871. From t...