Name/Title
LedgerEntry/Object ID
1986.010.0271Scope and Content
This journal/ledger contains the beginnings of Benicia including: lists and descriptions of first 12 houses in Benicia, a translation of the deed to General Vallejo by Manual Micheltorena, Governor of Calif. (1844); deed to Semple and Larkin by Vallejo (1847); deeds of properties sold by Semple and Larkin from 1847 - 1849
Blue leather, black on part of spine: Imprinted
"Records of Benicia / 1847 1849 / Solano County
size 16" H x 11-1/2" W x 2-1/2"D
good condition
NOTE: Attached are images of 1/6 of the ledger. To see images of the other pages in the ledger see records 1986.010.0271.1, 1986.010.0271.2, 1986.010.0271.3, 1986.010.0271.4, and 1986.010.0271.5.
Attached as a "MEDIA" file is an index of the documents found in this ledger. It is an Excel file with tabs sorting the information in various ways. One tab lists all of the documents by block number / Lot number. If you want to find a particular property, you can use the digital copy of the1847 Barlow Map also attached in "MEDIA" to locate the property and see its block/lot number. Using this identifier you can find the property on the ledger index and see the earliest property transfers for that lot. (NOTE: not all property transfers are in this ledger. If you don't find the transaction you are looking for it may be in other ledgers in the Museum's possession.)Collection
Benicia Historical Museum Collection
