Description
Case file for United States vs. John C. Fremont, Mariposas [Mariposa County]. Includes transcript of the proceedings and related documents.
Granted by Micheltorena Feb. 22, 1844, to Juan B. Alvarado; 10 leagues, by name. Claim filed by John C. Fremont Jan. 21, 1852. Confimred by the Board Dec. 27, 1852. Rejected by the Distrcit Court Jan. 7, 1854, and confirmed June 27, 1855. Confirmed by the Supreme Court Mar. 10, 1855, and appeal dismissed Jan. 15, 1856, by mandate. Patent issued to John C. Fremont Feb. 19, 1856, for 44,386.83 acres. The patent is recorded in Mariposa. No. 104 General Land Office map. Opinions of the Pages 244 to 249 contain the Opinion of the Supreme Court sent to the District Court as a guide to the court and the attorneys in handling the California private land grant claims and thus avoid appeals to Washington. Bowman, J.N. Index of the Spanish-Mexican private land grant records and cases of California, I, 407 (shelved as BANC MSS C-R 17, Bancroft Library).
Associated Case Numbers: Expediente 352, Docket 1, 1 ND, GLO 104
Granted by Micheltorena Feb. 22, 1844, to Juan B. Alvarado; 10 leagues, by name. Claim filed by John C. Fremont Jan. 21, 1852. Confimred by the Board Dec. 27, 1852. Rejected by the Distrcit Court Jan. 7, 1854, and confirmed June 27, 1855. Confirmed by the Supreme Court Mar. 10, 1855, and appeal dismissed Jan. 15, 1856, by mandate. Patent issued to John C. Fremont Feb. 19, 1856, for 44,386.83 acres. The patent is recorded in Mariposa. No. 104 General Land Office map. Opinions of the Pages 244 to 249 contain the Opinion of the Supreme Court sent to the District Court as a guide to the court and the attorneys in handling the California private land grant claims and thus avoid appeals to Washington. Bowman, J.N. Index of the Spanish-Mexican private land grant records and cases of California, I, 407 (shelved as BANC MSS C-R 17, Bancroft Library).
Associated Case Numbers: Expediente 352, Docket 1, 1 ND, GLO 104