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Case file for United States vs. Henry C. Curtis, San Antonio [Santa Clara County]. Includes transcript of the proceedings and related documents.
Granted by Alvarado Mar. 24, 1839, to Prado Mesa; 1 league, by name. Claim filed by Henry C. Curtis Mar. 2, 1853, for 500 acres. Rejected by the Board July 10, 1855. Rejected by the District Court Mar. 16, 1857, because of lack of evidence of a grant. Bowman, J.N. Index of the Spanish-Mexican private land grant records and cases of California, I, 665 (shelved as BANC MSS C-R 17, Bancroft Library).
Associated Case Numbers: Toma 53, Expediente 136, Docket 709, 354 ND

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Title San Antonio [Santa Clara County] Henry C. Curtis, Claimant. Case no. 354, Northern District of California.
Creator Curtis, Henry C., Claimant
Mesa, Alférez Juan Prado, 1806-1845, Grantee
United States District Court (California: Northern District), Responsible Party
Variant Title United States vs. Henry C. Curtis
Published 1853-1857
Full Collection Name Documents Pertaining to the Adjudication of Private Land Claims in California
Other Identifiers BANC MSS Land Case Files 354 ND
Subject (Person) Curtis, Henry C.
Mesa, Alférez Juan Prado, 1806-1845
Subject (Topic) Land grants
Land grants--California--Santa Clara County
Land titles--California--Santa Clara County
Geographic Coverage Rancho San Antonio (Santa Clara County, Calif.)
Santa Clara County (Calif.)
Type Text
Format Case files
Extent Originals:1 portfolio (16p.); 26 x 41 cm.
Language English
Archive The Bancroft Library
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