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Case file for United States vs. Peter H. Burnett, Lots, Sacramento [Sacramento County]. Includes transcript of the proceedings and related documents.
Granted by Alvarado June 18, 1841, to John A. Sutter; 11 leagues, by name. Claim filed by Peter H. Burnett Feb. 26, 1853, for several lots. Rejected by the Board Jan. 23, 1855, for lack of proof of a grant. 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, 398 (shelved as BANC MSS C-R 17, Bancroft Library).
Associated Case Numbers: Docket 637, 257 ND

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Title Lots, Sacramento [Sacramento County] Peter H. Burnett, Claimant. Case no. 257, Northern District of California.
Creator Burnett, Peter H. (Peter Hardeman), 1807-1895, Claimant
Sutter, John Augustus, 1803-1880, Grantee
United States District Court (California: Northern District), Responsible Party
Variant Title United States vs. Peter H. Burnett
Published 1853-1856
Full Collection Name Documents Pertaining to the Adjudication of Private Land Claims in California
Other Identifiers BANC MSS Land Case Files 257 ND
Subject (Person) Burnett, Peter H. (Peter Hardeman), 1807-1895
Sutter, John Augustus, 1803-1880
Subject (Topic) Land grants--California--Sacramento County
Land titles--California--Sacramento County
Geographic Coverage Sacramento (Calif.)
Sacramento County (Calif.)
Type Text
Format Case files
Extent Originals:1 portfolio (17p.); 26 x 41 cm.
Language English
Spanish
Archive The Bancroft Library
Note Spanish text on pages 8-10
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