PHOTOCOPY OF A DOCUMENT GRANTING JURIDICAL POSSESSION OF SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, 13 JULY 1846

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Homestead Museum

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PHOTOCOPY OF A DOCUMENT GRANTING JURIDICAL POSSESSION OF SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, 13 JULY 1846

Entry/Object ID

2002.189.1.20

Description

PHOTOCOPY OF A DOCUMENT GRANTING JURIDICAL POSSESSION OF SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, 13 JULY 1846 Color: Black; White A photocopy of a document granting juridical possession of San Clemente Island to Andres Pico and William Workman, 13 July 1846. The original, handwritten in Spanish, with the government seal at the top left of the first page, was translated into English and a copy of this is item .22. The item is three pages, and identifies the metes and bounds conducted by Leonardo Cota, Manuel Enriquez, and Casildo Aguilar on the island. The document was signed by the three. With staple holes and rust from the staple at the upper left, quarter folds, and some creases, the item is in good condition.

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Two-dimensional, Deeds, San Clemente Island (Calif.), Land titles--California, Land tenure--California, Conveyancing

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Object Name

Deeds