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Case file for United States vs. Mowry W. Smith, Pulgas [San Mateo County]. Includes transcript of the proceedings and related documents.
Granted by (1) Borica, 1795, and (2) by Castro Nov. 27, 1835, to Jose Estrada for the children of Luis Argüello; about 4 leagues, by name. There are no Spanish documents in this case. Claim filed by Mowry W. Smith Mar. 2, 1853, for 7,000 acres. Rejected by the Board Feb. 20, 1855, because of 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, 597 (shelved as BANC MSS C-R 17, Bancroft Library).
Associated Case Numbers: Título 86, Docket 746, 293 ND
Granted by (1) Borica, 1795, and (2) by Castro Nov. 27, 1835, to Jose Estrada for the children of Luis Argüello; about 4 leagues, by name. There are no Spanish documents in this case. Claim filed by Mowry W. Smith Mar. 2, 1853, for 7,000 acres. Rejected by the Board Feb. 20, 1855, because of 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, 597 (shelved as BANC MSS C-R 17, Bancroft Library).
Associated Case Numbers: Título 86, Docket 746, 293 ND