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Case file for United States vs. José Castro, D. F. Douglas, and M. Keary, Eleven Leagues, San Joaquín River (also called "Eleven Leagues, San Joaquín Valley") [Fresno and Madera County]. Includes transcript of the proceedings and related documents.
Granted by Pico Apl. 4, 1846 to José Castro; 11 leagues, by description. Claim filed by José Castro, D. F. Douglas, and M. Keary Mar. 2, 1853. Confirmed by the Board May 8, 1855. Confirmed by the District Court Nov. 4, 1858. Rejected by the Supreme Court Feb. 4, 1861, by mandate, because genuiness of the grant was not proven. Bowman, J.N. Index of the Spanish-Mexican private land grant records and cases of California, I, 196 (shelved as BANC MSS C-R 17, Bancroft Library).
Associated Case Numbers: Deposited Expediente 1, Filed Expediente 159, Docket 693, 344 ND, GLO

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