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Case file for United States vs. City of Sonora, Sonora City Lands [Tuolumne County]. Includes transcript of the proceedings and related documents.
No grant was issued or claimed. Claim filed by the City of Sonora Feb. 26, 1853, for 640 acres. Rejected by the Board Jan. 23, 1855, because no evidence of a grant was submitted. Appeal dismissed by the District Court April 21, 1856. Bowman, J.N. Index of the Spanish-Mexican private land grant records and cases of California, I, 803 (shelved as BANC MSS C-R 17, Bancroft Library).
Associated Case Numbers: Docket 639, 243 ND

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Title Sonora City Lands [Tuolumne County] City of Sonora, Claimant. Case no. 243, Northern District of California.
Creator United States District Court (California: Northern District), Responsible Party
City of Sonora, Claimant
Variant Title United States vs. City of Sonora
Published 1853-1856
Full Collection Name Documents Pertaining to the Adjudication of Private Land Claims in California
Other Identifiers BANC MSS Land Case Files 243 ND
Subject (Corporate) City of Sonora
Subject (Topic) Land grants--California--Tuolumne County
Land titles--California--Tuolumne County
Geographic Coverage Sonora (Calif.)
Tuolumne County (Calif.)
Type Text
Format Case files
Extent Originals:1 portfolio (7p.); 26 x 41 cm.
Language English
Archive The Bancroft Library
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