Junipero Land and Water Company Records, 1887 March 1-1910 January 17

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Summary

Title:
Junipero Land and Water Company Records
Dates:
1887 March 1-1910 January 17
Creators:
Junipero Land and Water Company.
Abstract:
The collection contains business ledgers and records for the Junipero Land and Water Company from March 1, 1887 to January 17, 1910.
Extent:
0.5 Linear feet (1 box)
Language:
Preferred citation:

Junipero Land and Water Company Records, MS 237, San Diego History Center Document Collection, San Diego, CA.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains business ledgers and records for the Junipero Land and Water Company. Ledgers contain the company’s articles of incorporation, meeting minutes, and records of stocks sold, cancelled, and stocks transferred between individuals. Also included are financial notes and receipts.

Biographical / historical:

Charles J. Fox was born in Massachusetts in 1835. He came to San Diego in 1868, already a highly respected civil engineer. Within three years, he helped lay out the new town of San Diego. He was also engaged by Texas Pacific and other railway surveys to locate suitable passages through the Southern California mountains. He organized the Junipero Land and Water Company in 1887, and remained president of the company till his death in 1898.

The purpose of the Junipero Land and Water Company was “to purchase, own, hold, cultivate, improve, subdivide and sell real property in the County of San Diego.” The original directors of the company included John G. Capron, C.C. Seaman, E.S. Chase, and O.S. Hubbell. Their first planned projects included the establishment of a stagecoach line between San Diego and Grantville, the establishment of a Soldier’s Home on land owned by the Grant Army of the Republic in Grantville, and the subdivision of their Mission Valley property into 5-acre tracts for resale.

After the death of Charles J. Fox in 1898, the company was engaged in a lawsuit by the estates of Artia A. Fox and Charles J. Fox over unpaid interest on a $10,000 note. The president after Fox, David Seaman, quickly resigned. In 1907, after the original directors stopped appearing for meetings, the remaining stockholders elected a new set of directors with Frederick J. Proctor as president. The new directors handled all delinquent bills and taxes, and sold off the Mission Valley and Grantville properties in 1909.

Processing information:

Collection processed by Samantha Mills on July 30, 2012.

Collection processed as part of grant project supported by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) with generous funding from The Andrew Mellon Foundation.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged by subject.

Physical / technical requirements:

Spine of ledger (Box 1 folder 1) is damaged and the front cover is partially deattached. (July 30, 2012)

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Samantha Mills
Sponsor:
Collection processed as part of grant project supported by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) with generous funding from The Andrew Mellon Foundation.
Date Prepared:
July 30, 2012
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2012-11-09T15:53-0800

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

The San Diego History Center (SDHC) holds the copyright to any unpublished materials. SDHC Library regulations do apply.

Preferred citation:

Junipero Land and Water Company Records, MS 237, San Diego History Center Document Collection, San Diego, CA.

Location of this collection:
1649 El Prado, Suite 3
San Diego, CA 92101, US
Contact:
(619) 232-6203
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