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Case file for United States vs. Thomas O. Larkin, Orchard (Huerta) of Mission Santa Clara, part [Santa Clara County]. Includes transcript of the proceedings and related documents.
Granted by Pico June 30, 1846, to Benito Díaz, Juan Castañeda, and Luis Arenas; about 10 acres, by name, a sale for $3,200. Claim filed by Thomas O. Larkin Mar. 2, 1853, for part of the orchard. Rejected by the Board Dec. 18, 1855. Rejected by the District Court May 21, 1858, because of absence of archives evidence of a grant, and because the governor was without authority to sell grants. Bowman, J.N. Index of the Spanish-Mexican private land grant records and cases of California, I, 541 (shelved as BANC MSS C-R 17, Bancroft Library).
Associated Case Numbers: Filed Expediente 177, Docket 754, 402 ND
Granted by Pico June 30, 1846, to Benito Díaz, Juan Castañeda, and Luis Arenas; about 10 acres, by name, a sale for $3,200. Claim filed by Thomas O. Larkin Mar. 2, 1853, for part of the orchard. Rejected by the Board Dec. 18, 1855. Rejected by the District Court May 21, 1858, because of absence of archives evidence of a grant, and because the governor was without authority to sell grants. Bowman, J.N. Index of the Spanish-Mexican private land grant records and cases of California, I, 541 (shelved as BANC MSS C-R 17, Bancroft Library).
Associated Case Numbers: Filed Expediente 177, Docket 754, 402 ND