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Western Land and Live Stock Company records, 1854-1885.
BANC MSS 92/749 cmLOCAL
Collection Overview

Title:

Western Land and Live Stock Company records, 1854-1885

Creator/Contributor:

Western Land and Live Stock Company, creator

Creator/Contributor:

Navarro, Juan N.

Abstract:

Correspondence and documents principally relating to Guadalupe Island, Mexico. Also included are titles and deeds relating to the purchase of property in San Francisco and Jenny Lind, Calif. Correspondence documents conflict between the government of Mexico and the Western Land and Live Stock Company and includes documents from Mexican consul-general Juan N. Navarro.

Date:

1854 (issued)

Subject:

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Guadalupe Island (Mexico) -- History
Guadalupe, Île (Mexique) -- Histoire
Mexico -- Guadalupe Island
Guadalupe Island Company.
Hale, Samuel W

Note:

The Western Land and Livestock Company was incorporated in 1881 in Portland, Maine, to carry on the business of stock raising, seal fishery, and lumbering. The company purchased Guadalupe Island for use as a ranch, but later found the property useless for its purposes.

Type:

Minutes.
History.
Stock certificates.
Deeds.

Physical Description:

18 items (in 1 box and 1 oversize folder)

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS 92/749 cmLOCAL

Origin:

California