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Case file for United States vs. James R. Bolton, Land, Mission Dolores [San Francisco County]. Includes transcript of the proceedings and related documents.
Granted by Pico Feb. 10, 1846, to José Prudencio Santillan, a priest; 3 leagues. Claim filed by James R. Bolton Mar. 1, 1852. Confirmed by the Board June 5, 1855. Confirmed by the District Court Apl. 17, 1857. Rejected by the Supreme Court May 4, 1860, by mandate, because the validity of the grant was not sustained. This is the only grant in California claimed to have been made to a priest. Bowman, J.N. Index of the Spanish-Mexican private land grant records and cases of California, I, 316 (shelved as BANC MSS C-R 17, Bancroft Library).
Associated Case Numbers: Filed Expediente 15, Docket 81, 338 ND
Granted by Pico Feb. 10, 1846, to José Prudencio Santillan, a priest; 3 leagues. Claim filed by James R. Bolton Mar. 1, 1852. Confirmed by the Board June 5, 1855. Confirmed by the District Court Apl. 17, 1857. Rejected by the Supreme Court May 4, 1860, by mandate, because the validity of the grant was not sustained. This is the only grant in California claimed to have been made to a priest. Bowman, J.N. Index of the Spanish-Mexican private land grant records and cases of California, I, 316 (shelved as BANC MSS C-R 17, Bancroft Library).
Associated Case Numbers: Filed Expediente 15, Docket 81, 338 ND