Letter to Reverend John Beers, 1875, August 12.

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Letter to Reverend John Beers, 1875, August 12.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/743236827

In this letter, Turnbull talks about a trip he is going to take to Los Angeles (he writes from San Diego County) to look at some land. He also talks about several land grants in southern California including Rancho La Puente and Rancho Azusa; he also describes San Gabriel Valley in general and mentions some water problems in the area. The letter includes a hand-drawn map of the area surrounding Azusa and the La Puente Rancho. On the map, Turnbull writes "The land lying between Spadra [Pomona] and the Gov lands opposite Booth Ranch is the Rancho La Puente the Grant of whom your uncle bought" and "the squatters take the water out a the mouth of River carry across Dalton's Ranch on to the Gov lands the surplus reaching the Booth Ranch."

1 letter, 21 cm., 8 pages.

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Beers, John S.

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Dalton, Henry, 1803-1884.

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Henry Dalton, California land owner, rancher, and businessman, was born in London and engaged in the coastal trade in Peru and Mexico before acquiring property in Southern California in 1843. After his purchase of Rancho Azusa in 1844, Dalton eventually became the owner of five adjacent ranches. During the Mexican War, Dalton supported the Mexican side and suffered damages and losses of livestock on his properties as a result. After the war he lost much of his land to squatters and in litigation...

Turnbull, Robert M.

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