Title:
Original gift of land from Luis Maria Peralta to Ygnacio Peralta, his son [manuscripts].
Creator:
Peralta, Luis Maria, 1759-1851.
Subject:
Mexican Americans - California - Alameda County - History.
Land grants - California.
Land titles - California.
California - History - to 1846 - Sources.
Peralta family.
Peralta, Luis Maria, 1759-1851.
Peralta, Ygnacio, 1791-1874.
Description:
Mss., signed. Luis Maria Peralta, Spanish soldier, was the recipient of the largest
Spanish land grant, Rancho San Antonio. Item consists of two copies of a letter from Luis
Maria Peralta granting Ygnacio Peralta title to the southern portion of Rancho San Antonio. In
Spanish. Title added by cataloger. Place of writing at end: Pueblo San Jose. On back of Letter
1: "Original gift from Luis Peralta to Ygnacio Peralta: Exhibit 'A'". On
back of Letter 2: "di mi padre papeles q/ me dejo". Paper watermarked:
"C. C. Cini". Ink stain on upper left corner of Item 2. Gift to the Oakland
Public Library from the Oakland Museum, 1962. Previously owned by Leslie Simson.
Publisher:
Oakland Public Library
Contributor:
Peralta, Antonio Maria, 1801-1879. ; Hernandez, Juan.
Date:
1842 July 12
Type:
text
Format:
2 items : vellum ; 20 x 28 cm.
Identifier:
copl_002
Mss. P418
Source:
copl_002
Language:
spa
Coverage:
Rancho San Antonio (Alameda County, Calif.). ; Alameda County (Calif.) - History -
Sources. ; San Leandro (Calif.) - History - Sources. ; East Oakland (Calif.) - History -
Sources.
Rights:
public domain
Material is in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Original gift of land from Luis Maria Peralta to Ygnacio Peralta, his son [manuscripts].