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Case file for United States vs. John A. Sutter for Chief Helena, Four Leagues, Moquelumne River (also called "Five Leagues, Sacramento County") [Sacramento County]. Includes transcript of the proceedings and related documents.
Granted by Micheltorena Dec. 22, 1844, to the Moquelumne Indians; 4 leagues, by diseño. Claim filed by John A. Sutter for Chief Helena and his tribe Feb. 28, 1853. Confirmed by the Board Nov. 20, 1855. This confirmation was reversed by the Supreme Court Feb. 14, 1859, because the claim was based on Sutter's General Title. Bowman, J.N. Index of the Spanish-Mexican private land grant records and cases of California, I, 246 (shelved as BANC MSS C-R 17, Bancroft Library).
Associated Case Numbers: Filed Expediente 147, Docket 656, 415 ND

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Title Four Leagues, Moquelumne River (also called "Five Leagues, Sacramento County") [Sacramento County] John A. Sutter, Claimant for Chief Helena. Case no. 415, Northern District of California.
Creator Sutter, John Augustus, 1803-1880, Claimant
Moquelumne Indians, Grantee
United States District Court (California: Northern District), Responsible Party
Variant Title United States vs. John A. Sutter for Chief Helena
Published 1853-1859
Full Collection Name Documents Pertaining to the Adjudication of Private Land Claims in California
Other Identifiers BANC MSS Land Case Files 415 ND
Subject (Person) Sutter, John Augustus, 1803-1880
Moquelumne Indians
Subject (Topic) Land grants
Land grants--California--Sacramento County
Indians of North America--Land tenure--California
Land titles--California--Sacramento County
Geographic Coverage Sacramento County (Calif.)
Type Text
Format Case files
Extent Originals:1 portfolio (248p.); 26 x 41 cm.
Language English
Spanish
Archive The Bancroft Library
Note Spanish text on pages 26-29, 41
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