"Expenditures on Account of Private Land Claims in California"
Entry/Object ID
2009.4.1.1
Description
"Expenditures on Account of Private Land Claims in California," Message of the President of the United States, House Ex. Doc. No 84, 36th Congress, 1st Session, 22 May 1860. The item contains: instructions for Edwin Stanton to consult on land claims matters; correspondence about the appropriation to defend against fraudulent land claims; expenditures for the land claims assistance totaling about $85,000 of some $100,000 appropriated; a report on the legal assistance rendered and an assessment of various claims; an abstract of the finances involved in the process. As disbound and with some browning, a few instances of foxing, and a puncture mark at the back, but pages very clean, the item is in good condition.
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California. Department of Public Health. Bureau of Child Hygiene, United States. Department of Labor. Children's Bureau.