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Case file for United States vs. George C. Yount, Jota [Napa County]. Includes transcript of the proceedings and related documents.
Granted by Micheltorena Oct. 21, 1843, to George C. Yount; 1 league, by name. Claim filed by George C. Yount Aug. 5, 1852. Rejected by the Board Oct. 21 1853. Confirmed by the District Court July 5, 1855; appeal dismissed Apl. 2, 1857. Patent issued to George C. Yount Dec. 18, 1857, for 4,453.84 acres. The patent is recorded in Napa. No. 80 General Land Office map. This grant was an augmentation to his grant of Caymus. Bowman, J.N. Index of the Spanish-Mexican private land grant records and cases of California, I, 289 (shelved as BANC MSS C-R 17, Bancroft Library).
Associated Case Numbers: Toma 168, Expediente 310, Docket 160, 34 ND, 32 ND, 63 ND, GLO 80

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Title Jota [Napa County] George C. Yount, Claimant. Case no. 34, Northern District of California.
Creator Yount, George Calvert, 1794-1865, Claimant
Yount, George Calvert, 1794-1865, Grantee
Yount, George Calvert, 1794-1865, Patentee
United States District Court (California: Northern District), Responsible Party
Variant Title United States vs. George C. Yount
Published 1852-1857
Full Collection Name Documents Pertaining to the Adjudication of Private Land Claims in California
Other Identifiers BANC MSS Land Case Files 34 ND
Subject (Person) Yount, George Calvert, 1794-1865
Subject (Topic) Land grants
Land grants--California--Napa County
Land titles--California--Napa County
Geographic Coverage Rancho La Jota (Calif.)
Napa County (Calif.)
Type Text
Format Case files
Extent Originals:1 portfolio (89p.); 26 x 41 cm.
Language English
Spanish
Archive The Bancroft Library
Note Spanish text on pages 13-20, 26-27
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