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California Land Cases Collection.
MSS MFilm 00543
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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: California Land Cases Collection
Identifier/Call Number: MSS MFilm 00543
Physical Description:
1 unit
( 72 microfilm reels. )
Date (inclusive): 1852-1862
Abstract: The collection consists of positive microfilm copies of the proceedings of California land cases brought before the United
States District Court between 1852-1862 with transcripts of records from the United States Land Commission, where the claims
had originally been presented.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Open to qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
NOT AVAILABLE: Reels 12, 16, 21, 50-72 too fragile and degraded to circulate. Collection is undergoing digitization by The
Bancroft Library, see link to digital copies. Digitizaton scheduled for completion by Spring 2023.
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material,
nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and
obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
[Identification of item]. California Land Cases Collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Gift of Veronius Henry, June 1965.
The collection consists of positive microfilm copies of the proceedings of California land cases brought before the United
States District Court between 1852-1862 with transcripts of records from the United States Land Commission, where the claims
had originally been presented.
These documents are now public records. The originals are held in records of the General Land Office, National Archives (RG
49), and the microfilm originals are kept at the Bancroft Library in Berkeley, California.
The cases are listed in numerical order by Southern and by Northern District Court case numbers and are cross indexed with
the Commission case number provided in the appendix to
Ogden Hoffman. Reports of land cases determined in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
: June term, 1853 to June term, 1858, inclusive (San Francisco : N. Hubert, 1862)
Call number: 14752
Arranged in 2 series:
- Southern District Court (reels 1-49)
- Northern District Court (reels 50-72)
Existence and Location of Copies
Selected items from this collection have been digitized. Digital reproductions are available courtesy of the
Bancroft Library.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Land claims -- California -- 19th century
Land grants -- California -- 19th century
Land tenure -- California -- 19th century
Land tenure -- California -- Law and legislation -- 19th century
Land titles -- California -- 19th century
California -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Legal files -- California -- 19th century
Microfilms -- California