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Case file for United States vs. John A. Sutter, Suttertown Lands [Sacramento County]. Includes transcript of the proceedings and related documents.
Claim based on Sutter's grant of New Helvetia. Claim filed by John A. Sutter Mar. 2, 1853, for about 2 square miles. Rejected by the Board July 17, 1855, because of lack of proof of a grant. Case dismissed by the District Court Feb. 23, 1857. Bowman, J.N. Index of the Spanish-Mexican private land grant records and cases of California, I, 819 (shelved as BANC MSS C-R 17, Bancroft Library).
Associated Case Numbers: Docket 759, 369 ND

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Title Suttertown Lands [Sacramento County] John A. Sutter, Claimant. Case no. 369, Northern District of California.
Creator Sutter, John Augustus, 1803-1880, Claimant
United States District Court (California: Northern District), Responsible Party
Variant Title United States vs. John A. Sutter
Published 1853-1857
Full Collection Name Documents Pertaining to the Adjudication of Private Land Claims in California
Other Identifiers BANC MSS Land Case Files 369 ND
Subject (Person) Sutter, John Augustus, 1803-1880
Subject (Topic) Land grants
Land grants--California--Sacramento County
Land titles--California--Sacramento County
Geographic Coverage Sacramento (Calif.)
Sacramento County (Calif.)
Type Text
Format Case files
Extent Originals:1 portfolio (9p.); 26 x 41 cm.
Language English
Archive The Bancroft Library
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