Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Castro, Juan Deed
- Dates:
- July 31, 1867
- Creators:
- Castro, Juan Bautista, 1835-1909
- Abstract:
- A deed to four lots of land in Castroville, dated July 31, 1867, from Juan B. Castro and Maria Antonia Castro de Sanchez, Juana Castro de Merritt and Josiah Merritt to Jose de la Torres for 160 dollars.
- Extent:
- 1.0 folder (3 pages)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
-
Juan Castro Deed, The Society of California Pioneers.
Background
- Scope and content:
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A deed to four lots of land in Castroville, dated July 31, 1867, from Juan B. Castro and Maria Antonia Castro de Sanchez, Juana Castro de Merritt and Josiah Merritt to Jose de la Torres for 160 dollars.
- Biographical / historical:
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Juan Bautista Castro was born in Monterey on June 24, 1835. He inherited eight leagues of land from his father, which he divided up in order to draw settlers to the region. He started the Castroville Argus and was also highly involved in the building of a railroad depot. In 1863 he founded Castroville, CA. He served twice as County Treasurer and twice as a member of the Board of Supervisors. He died in 1909. (Source: Martin, Claire. “Juan B. Castro”. Monterey County California, 2007-2010. http://cagenweb.com/monterey/bios/castrojb.shtml)
- Acquisition information:
- Donor and acquisition date unknown.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Contracts for deeds.
- Places:
- Castroville (Calif.)
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- December 9, 2011
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2015-12-28T11:32-0800
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection open for research.
- Terms of access:
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There are no restrictions on access.
- Preferred citation:
-
Juan Castro Deed, The Society of California Pioneers.
- Location of this collection:
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300 Fourth StreetSan Francisco, CA 94107, US
- Contact:
- (415) 957-1849 ext. 160