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Case file for United States vs. Joseph L. Majors and María de los Angeles, wife, Refugio, part [Santa Cruz County]. Includes transcript of the proceedings and related documents.
Granted by Alvarado Apl. 8, 1839, to Maria Candida, Jacinta, and Maria de los Angeles Castro, ⅓ of Rancho Refugio; 2 ½ leagues, by name. Claim filed by Jospeh L. Majors for his wife Maria de los Angeles Apl. 30, 1852. Rejected by the Board Jan. 30, 1855. Case dismissed by the District Court Dec. 18, 1856. Rejected because of failure to prove a grant. Bowman, J.N. Index of the Spanish-Mexican private land grant records and cases of California, I, 622 (shelved as BANC MSS C-R 17, Bancroft Library).
Associated Case Numbers: Toma 9, Expediente 131, Docket 207, 286 SD, 246 ND

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Title Refugio, part [Santa Cruz County] Joseph L. Majors and María de los Angeles, Claimants. Case no. 286, Southern District of California.
Creator Majors, Joseph Ladd, 1804-1868, Claimant
Castro, María de los Angeles, 1818-1903, Claimant
Castro, María Candida, 1808-1860, Grantee
Castro, Jacinta, Grantee
Castro, María de los Angeles, 1818-1903, Grantee
United States District Court (California: Southern District), Responsible Party
Variant Title United States vs. Joseph L. Majors and María de los Angeles
Published 1852-1856
Full Collection Name Documents Pertaining to the Adjudication of Private Land Claims in California
Other Identifiers BANC MSS Land Case Files 286 SD
Subject (Person) Majors, Joseph Ladd, 1804-1868
Castro, María de los Angeles, 1818-1903
Castro, María Candida, 1808-1860
Castro, Jacinta
Subject (Topic) Land grants
Land grants--California--Santa Cruz County
Land titles--California--Santa Cruz County
Geographic Coverage Rancho Refugio (Calif.)
Santa Cruz County (Calif.)
Coordinates W 122°07'/N 36°39'
Type Text
Format Case files
Extent Originals:1 portfolio (53p.); 26 x 41 cm.
First pages 1-4 from 246 ND transferred to this case. Note is included
Language English
Spanish
Archive The Bancroft Library
Note Spanish text on pages 21-24, 31-36
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