Title:

Juan B. Cantua legal papers: Monterey, Calif.: ALS, TLS, mss., 1906-1908

Creator/Contributor:

Cantua, Juan B., creator

Creator/Contributor:

Howard, Hamilton Gay.

Collection of letters between Juan B. Cantua and his attorney Hamilton Gay Howard relate to Cantua's efforts to revive his grandfather Vincente Cantua's claim for reimbursement for property (horses, cattle, guns, and supplies) taken by the United States Army in Calif., under the command of Gen. John C. Fremont, in 1846 and 1847. This claim had been investigated by the War Claims Department in 1854 but was not resolved. The letters and documents also pertain to an unpaid mortgage deed to the family's Rancho Nacional, and other matters regarding the will of V. Cantua. In one letter Cantua advises Howard on a mine in Sonora, Mexico. Others discuss financial terms under which Howard is to pursue Cantua's claim. Legal documents include a typescript of V. Cantua's will of 1853, the brief filed by Howard with the Judge-Advocate-General's response, a brief on contest for an administrator of V. Cantua's estate, as well as notes apparently made by Howard for his own use in pursuing Cantua's claim.

Date:

1906 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca

Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Claims

Real property -- California

Guerre du Mexique, 1846-1848 -- Réclamations

Biens réels -- Californie

Real property

Rancho Nacional (Calif.)

California

Frémont, John Charles -- 1813-1890

Cantua, Vincente

Frémont, John Charles -- 1813-1890

Type:

wills.

Wills

Claims

Wills.

Testaments.

print

1 box (.2 linear ft.)

English

BANC MSS 98/107 cLOCAL

Origin:

Various places