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Case file for United States vs. Jasper O'Farrell, Estero Americano (also called "Cañada de Maíz") [Sonoma County]. Includes transcript of the proceedings and related documents.
Granted by Jimeno Sept. 4, 1839, to Edward Manuel McIntosh; 2 leagues, by name. Claim filed by Jasper O'Farrell Mar. 30, 1852. Confirmed by the Board Apl. 11, 1853. Appeal dismissed by the District Court Feb. 2, 1857. Patent issued to Jasper O'Farrell Feb. 3, 1858, for 8,849.13 acres. The patent is recorded in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County. No. 28 General Land Office map. The petition for juridical possession states that the grant of Cañada de Maiz had been made in 1838. This area was also called Maiz Esteros. Bowman, J.N. Index of the Spanish-Mexican private land grant records and cases of California, I, 220 (shelved as BANC MSS C-R 17, Bancroft Library).
Associated Case Numbers: Toma 30, Expediente 172, Unclassified Expediente 199, Docket 136, 41 ND, GLO 28

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