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Case file for United States vs. Henry C. Smith, Land, Mission San José [Alameda County]. Includes transcript of the proceedings and related documents.
Granted by Miguel Muro, a priest, Nov. 2, 1844, to Buenaventura and 6 other Indians; permission to cultivate; no area given but perhaps 0.25 league. Claim filed by Henry C. Smith Mar. 1, 1853. Rejected by the Board Mar. 27, 1855, because a priest had no authority to make grants of land. 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, 318 (shelved as BANC MSS C-R 17, Bancroft Library).
Associated Case Numbers: Filed Expediente 155, Docket 685, 290 ND
Granted by Miguel Muro, a priest, Nov. 2, 1844, to Buenaventura and 6 other Indians; permission to cultivate; no area given but perhaps 0.25 league. Claim filed by Henry C. Smith Mar. 1, 1853. Rejected by the Board Mar. 27, 1855, because a priest had no authority to make grants of land. 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, 318 (shelved as BANC MSS C-R 17, Bancroft Library).
Associated Case Numbers: Filed Expediente 155, Docket 685, 290 ND