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Case file for United States vs. James G. Morehead, Carmel (also called Carmelo) [Yolo County]. Includes transcript of the proceedings and related documents.
Granted by Pico May 4, 1846, to William Knight; 10 leagues, by name. Claim filed by James G. Morehead Mar. 3, 1852, to replace lost general title of Dec. 22, 1844. Rejected by the Board Feb. 21, 1854. Confirmed by the District Court Sept. 29, 1859. Rejected by the Supreme Court Jan. 27, 1862, because the genuineness of the grant was not proven. Bowman, J.N. Index of the Spanish-Mexican private land grant records and cases of California, I, 142 (shelved as BANC MSS C-R 17, Bancroft Library).
Associated Case Numbers: Expediente 550, Docket 89, 106 ND

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