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Abstract of title and list of incumbrances on 50 Vara lot 810 in the City and County of San Francisco, State of California
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Title: Abstract of title and list of incumbrances on 50 Vara lot 810 in the City and County of San Francisco, State of California
Dates: 1895
Collection Number: SFH 445
Creator/Collector:
Gillespie & Gray (San Francisco, Calif.)
Extent: 1 folder
Repository:
San Francisco Public Library. San Francisco History Center
San Francisco, California 94102
Abstract: Abstract of title to lot on southwesterly corner of Vallejo and Taylor Streets, San Francisco
Language of Material: English
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Abstract of title and list of incumbrances on 50 Vara lot 810 in the City and County of San Francisco, State of California.
San Francisco Public Library. San Francisco History Center
Donation, 2015
Biography/Administrative History
William Squire Clark came to California in 1846, fought in the Mexican War, was a member of San Francisco’s first Town Council,
and built the first public wharf on the waterfront. He purchased much real estate in San Francisco, including this lot.
Pierre B. Cornwall bought the former William H. Ranlett property on Russian Hill in 1860, a portion of 50 vara lot 810, and
sold to Samuel Theller in 1863. Theller remained there until selling in 1886. By 1894, the lot had been divided, and owners
included Edwin R. Pease, Spencer C. Browne, E. J. Polk, and Dora Williams. The property is currently described as a portion
of assessment block no. 150A (old block number 212.)
Scope and Content of Collection
The abstract of title and list of incumbrances on 50 vara lot 810, made at the request of Pierre B. Cornwall and Samuel L.
Theller by Gillespie & Gray, attorneys and counselors at law, is dated September 20, 1860, and is followed by continuations
through May 22, 1895 by Gillespie & Gray and their successors, Simpson & Millar, and by William M. Evans, searcher of records.
The first document is a copy of a certificate of grant from the Town of San Francisco by T. M. Leavenworth, Alcalde, to William
S. Clark, dated September 29, 1848, and last document copied is a Continuation dated May 22, 1895, concerning a portion of
50 vara lot no. 810. Map included on second leaf. There is no index in this abstract.
Real property—California—San Francisco
Land titles—California—San Francisco
Abstracts of title—California—San Francisco—19th century
Land tenure—California—San Francisco
Cornwall, Pierre Barlow, 1821-1904
Theller, Samuel L.
Clark, William Squire
Simpson & Millar (San Francisco, Calif.)
William M. Evans (San Francisco, Calif.)
Russian Hill (San Francisco, Calif.)
San Francisco (Calif.)–History—19th century
San Francisco (Calif.)—History--Sources