Description
Case file for United States vs. Luis Vignes, Temecula (also called "Land in the Valley of Temecula") [Riverside County]. Includes transcript of the proceedings and related documents.
Granted by Micheltorena (1) Aug. 25, 1844, to Jose Joaquin Ortega and Eduardo Stokes, and (2) Dec. 14, 1844, to Deliz Valdez; 6 leagues, by name. Claim filed by Luis Vignes (who brought the grant on June 15, 1846) Sept. 13, 1852. Rejected by the Board Mar. 14, 1854. Confirmed by the District Court Sept. 21, 1855; appeal dismissed Oct. 18, 1855. Patent issued to Luis Vignes Jan. 18, 1860, for 26,608.94 acres. The patent is recorded in San Diego. No. 492 General Land Office map. The transcripts in these two cases (6 SD and 119 SD) are duplicates; the court papers are in 119 SD. Bowman, J.N. Index of the Spanish-Mexican private land grant records and cases of California, I, 827 (shelved as BANC MSS C-R 17, Bancroft Library).
Associated Case Numbers: Unclassified Expediente 211, Expediente 398, Docket 342, 119 SD, 6 SD, GLO 492
Granted by Micheltorena (1) Aug. 25, 1844, to Jose Joaquin Ortega and Eduardo Stokes, and (2) Dec. 14, 1844, to Deliz Valdez; 6 leagues, by name. Claim filed by Luis Vignes (who brought the grant on June 15, 1846) Sept. 13, 1852. Rejected by the Board Mar. 14, 1854. Confirmed by the District Court Sept. 21, 1855; appeal dismissed Oct. 18, 1855. Patent issued to Luis Vignes Jan. 18, 1860, for 26,608.94 acres. The patent is recorded in San Diego. No. 492 General Land Office map. The transcripts in these two cases (6 SD and 119 SD) are duplicates; the court papers are in 119 SD. Bowman, J.N. Index of the Spanish-Mexican private land grant records and cases of California, I, 827 (shelved as BANC MSS C-R 17, Bancroft Library).
Associated Case Numbers: Unclassified Expediente 211, Expediente 398, Docket 342, 119 SD, 6 SD, GLO 492