Placer County Land Deed, 1858

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Summary

Title:
Placer County Land Deed
Dates:
1858
Abstract:
Land deed for the sale of 1/3 of the lands in Placer County about one mile north of Auburn.
Extent:
1 item
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Placer County Land Deed, MC320, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.

Background

Scope and content:

Land deed for the sale of 1/3 of the lands in Placer County about one mile north of Auburn "known as the George Stephens Milk Ranch" to Minerva C. Cole from W. B. Cutting. Dated May 12th, 1858. Signed by Cutting and E. W. Hillyer, Notary Public. The ranch was built by George Stephens who built a billiard saloon and theater in Auburn in 1855 and the American Hotel in 1856. Hillyer served in the Civil War for the 4th California Volunteer Infantry. He moved to Carson City and served as prosecuting attorney in Storey County before being appointed US District Judge for Nevada. [Description provided by William Allison Books]

Acquisition information:
Purchased from William Allison Books, 2021.
Processing information:

Liz Phillips created this finding aid with information supplied by William Allison Books.

Physical location:
Researchers should contact Archives and Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Physical facet:
Folds with some separations, archival tape repair.
Dimensions:
17 x 10.5 inches
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Liz Phillips
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-03-18 10:25:34 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Placer County Land Deed, MC320, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library
100 NW Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292, US
Contact:
(530) 752-1621
speccoll@ucdavis.edu
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