Abstracts of titles and transcripts of titles to various property holdings of Leland Stanford.

In 1876, Leland Stanford acquired 650 acres of the former Rancho San Francisquito with the intention of establishing a rural residence. Subsequently, he initiated the establishment of the Palo Alto Stock Farm, dedicated to breeding trotting horses. Following the passing of their sole child in 1885, Jane and Leland Stanford, a one and a half years later, formalized their commitment to education by transferring the farm to the establishment of Leland Stanford Junior University.

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