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Case file for United States vs. Eben Knight, Napa, part [Napa County]. Includes transcript of the proceedings and related documents.
Granted by Alvarado Sept. 21, 1838, to Salvador Vallejo; 4 leagues, by name. Claim filed by Eben Knight Mar. 2, 1853, for 320 acres. Rejected by the Board Mar. 27, 1855. Confirmed by the District Court Aug. 14, 1862, for 160 acres. No patent is found in the General Land Office, Washington. Bowman, J.N. Index of the Spanish-Mexican private land grant records and cases of California, I, 481 (shelved as BANC MSS C-R 17, Bancroft Library).
Associated Case Numbers: Expediente 200, Docket 735, 313 ND, GLO 76

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Title Napa, part [Napa County] Eben Knight, Claimant. Case no. 313, Northern District of California.
Creator Knight, Eben, Claimant
Vallejo, José Manuel Salvador, 1813-1876, Grantee
United States District Court (California: Northern District), Responsible Party
Variant Title United States vs. Eben Knight
Published 1853-1862
Full Collection Name Documents Pertaining to the Adjudication of Private Land Claims in California
Other Identifiers BANC MSS Land Case Files 313 ND
Subject (Person) Knight, Eben
Vallejo, José Manuel Salvador, 1813-1876
Subject (Topic) Land grants--California--Napa County
Land titles--California--Napa County
Geographic Coverage Rancho Napa (Calif.)
Napa County (Calif.)
Type Text
Format Case files
Extent Originals:1 portfolio (90p.); 26 x 41 cm.
Language English
Spanish
Archive The Bancroft Library
Note Spanish text on pages 13-27
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