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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Davis Library,
Dept. of Special Collections
Title: Placer County Land Deed
Identifier/Call Number: MC320
Physical Description:
1 item
Folds with some separations, archival tape
repair.
17 x 10.5 inches
Date: 1858
Abstract: Land deed for the
sale of 1/3 of the lands in Placer County about one mile north of
Auburn.
Physical Location: Researchers should
contact Archives and Special Collections to request collections,
as many are stored offsite.
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]
Collection is open for research.
Liz Phillips created this finding aid with information
supplied by William Allison Books.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from William Allison Books, 2021.
[Identification of item], Placer County Land Deed, MC320,
Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of
California, Davis.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Placer County (Calif.) --
History
Land use -- California -- Placer
County
Michael and Margaret B. Harrison
Western Research Center