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2017 - Monterey County Historical Society - Hornbeck Collection Wpa Notebooks And Folders Inventory.Pdf
Related Research and Documents
A series of notebooks and folders containing information regrading California land grants, patented grants, missions, diseños, expedientes, Mission manuscripts
2017 - Monterey County Historical Society - Hornbeck Collection - Microfilm Inventory.Pdf
2017 - Monterey County Historical Society - Hornbeck Collection - Microfilm Inventory.Pdf
Related Research and Documents
A collection of microfilm donated to the Monterey County Historical Society by Dr. David Hornbeck dealing with California history, land use, land grants, land patents, ranchos and missions.
1916 - The Missions And Missionaries Of California, Index To Volumes Ii-Iv, Zephyrin Engelhardt
1916 - The Missions And Missionaries Of California, Index To Volumes Ii-Iv, Zephyrin Engelhardt
Franciscan Publications
This 1916 publication is an index of Volumes I through IV for Engelhardt's Missions and Missionaries of California.
1915 - The Missions And Missionaries Of California, Vol. Iv, Upper California, Part Iii, General History, Zephyrin Engelhardt
Franciscan Publications
The fourth and final volume in Engelhardt's series on the general history of the California missions and generally concludes with the narrative in the early 1850s time period. The author noted that, "... a cursory view of the situation revealed such un common struggles in behalf of the Indians against military usurpation and colonist cupidity, accompanied and followed by such extraordinary misrepresentations and calumnies, that only a documentary history would satisfy the critical student and intelligent reader. ... The character of the missionaries, their religious and moral principles, their object, methods, resources, successes and reverses were examined and recorded in …
1901 - Irrigation In The United States - Testimony Of Elwood Mead Before U.S. Industrial Commission, June 11-12, 1901
Miscellaneous Federal Documents & Reports
Professor Elwood Mead, expert in charge of the Irrigation Investigations of the United States Department of Agriculture, appeared before the United States Industrial Commission on June 11 and 12, 1901, to testify on the subject of irrigation in the United States. His testimony presented a review of the irrigation situation in the United States, including not only the arid region of the West, but also the humid sections of the South and East, where in two States alone more land had been brought under irrigation during the past five years than in any single State in the arid region during …
1872 - Report To The California Surveyor General From W. V. Mcgarvey, Monterey County Assessor
1872 - Report To The California Surveyor General From W. V. Mcgarvey, Monterey County Assessor
Reports to California Surveyor General
Reports submitted by the Monterey County Assessor to the California Surveyor General between 1859 and 1875 regarding county resources covering a variety of topics including, but not limited to, surveyed lands, roads, population, crops and livestock
1871 - Report To The California Surveyor General From W. V. Mcgarvey, Monterey County Assessor
1871 - Report To The California Surveyor General From W. V. Mcgarvey, Monterey County Assessor
Reports to California Surveyor General
Reports submitted by the Monterey County Assessor to the California Surveyor General between 1859 and 1875 regarding county resources covering a variety of topics including, but not limited to, surveyed lands, roads, population, crops and livestock
1863 - Report To The California Surveyor General From W. V. Mcgarvey, Monterey County Assessor
1863 - Report To The California Surveyor General From W. V. Mcgarvey, Monterey County Assessor
Reports to California Surveyor General
Reports submitted by the Monterey County Assessor to the California Surveyor General between 1859 and 1875 regarding county resources covering a variety of topics including, but not limited to, surveyed lands, roads, population, crops and livestock
1869 - Report To The California Surveyor General From W. V. Mcgarvey, Monterey County Assessor
1869 - Report To The California Surveyor General From W. V. Mcgarvey, Monterey County Assessor
Reports to California Surveyor General
Reports submitted by the Monterey County Assessor to the California Surveyor General between 1859 and 1875 regarding county resources covering a variety of topics including, but not limited to, surveyed lands, roads, population, crops and livestock
1859 - Report To The California Surveyor General From George Hale, Monterey County Assessor
1859 - Report To The California Surveyor General From George Hale, Monterey County Assessor
Reports to California Surveyor General
Reports submitted by the Monterey County Assessor to the California Surveyor General between 1859 and 1875 regarding county resources covering a variety of topics including, but not limited to, surveyed lands, roads, population, crops and livestock
1866 - Report To The California Surveyor General From W. V. Mcgarvey, Monterey County Assessor
1866 - Report To The California Surveyor General From W. V. Mcgarvey, Monterey County Assessor
Reports to California Surveyor General
Reports submitted by the Monterey County Assessor to the California Surveyor General between 1859 and 1875 regarding county resources covering a variety of topics including, but not limited to, surveyed lands, roads, population, crops and livestock
1860 - Report To The California Surveyor General From Uriah Burns, Monterey County Assessor
1860 - Report To The California Surveyor General From Uriah Burns, Monterey County Assessor
Reports to California Surveyor General
Reports submitted by the Monterey County Assessor to the California Surveyor General between 1859 and 1875 regarding county resources covering a variety of topics including, but not limited to, surveyed lands, roads, population, crops and livestock
1874 - Report To The California Surveyor General From W. V. Mcgarvey, Monterey County Assessor
1874 - Report To The California Surveyor General From W. V. Mcgarvey, Monterey County Assessor
Reports to California Surveyor General
Reports submitted by the Monterey County Assessor to the California Surveyor General between 1859 and 1875 regarding county resources covering a variety of topics including, but not limited to, surveyed lands, roads, population, crops and livestock
1864 - Report To The California Surveyor General From Wm. J. Mcgarvey, Monterey County Assessor
1864 - Report To The California Surveyor General From Wm. J. Mcgarvey, Monterey County Assessor
Reports to California Surveyor General
Reports submitted by the Monterey County Assessor to the California Surveyor General between 1859 and 1875 regarding county resources covering a variety of topics including, but not limited to, surveyed lands, roads, population, crops and livestock
1979 - The Patenting Of California's Private Land Claims, 1851-1885, David Hornbeck
1979 - The Patenting Of California's Private Land Claims, 1851-1885, David Hornbeck
Overview of California Private Land Claims and the Public Domain
This paper examines the basis of the land-tenure conflict, its resolution, and the subsequent patenting of 482 private land claims that covered a total of 8.5 million acres of land in California. The problem of distinguishing between Mexican land grants and the American public domain was not one that time would easily resolve.
Rancho De San Pedro (Chapman), Diseño 512, Ventura (Formerly Santa Barbara) County, And Associated Historical Documents.
Santa Barbara County
National Archives Diseños - Hand-drawn Spanish-Mexican map demonstrating the physical boundaries of land granted to Mexican citizens by the Spanish or Mexican.
Work Progress Administration Abstract (WPA Abstract) – A summary document prepared in 1938 under the U. S. Work Progress Administration program detailing the history of a rancho beginning with the Spanish-American land through the U.S. patenting process.
Hoffman Table of Land Claims Appendix, Reports on Land Cases, Vol. I, 1862, Ogden Hoffman – Index of land claims, in chronological order by Diseño number, made to the U.S. Land Commission for rancho land previously granted by the Spanish/Mexican …
Santa Gertrudes (Colima), Diseño 475, Glo No. 463, Los Angeles (Formerly Santa Barbara) County, And Associated Historical Documents.
Santa Barbara County
National Archives Diseños - Hand-drawn Spanish-Mexican map demonstrating the physical boundaries of land granted to Mexican citizens by the Spanish or Mexican.
National Archives Expediente – Hand-written Spanish-Mexican land grant document issued to Spanish or Mexican citizens for land located in Alta-California.
Work Progress Administration Abstract (WPA Abstract) – A summary document prepared in 1938 under the U. S. Work Progress Administration program detailing the history of a rancho beginning with the Spanish-American land through the U.S. patenting process.
Bancroft Notes – Document detailing information and documents regarding a rancho found in the Bancroft Archives.
Bancroft Diseños – Hand-drawn Spanish-Mexican …
Sespe (Also Called San Cayetano), Diseño 49, Glo No. 397, Ventura (Formerly Santa Barbara) County, And Associated Historical Documents.
Santa Barbara County
National Archives Diseños - Hand-drawn Spanish-Mexican map demonstrating the physical boundaries of land granted to Mexican citizens by the Spanish or Mexican.
Work Progress Administration Abstract (WPA Abstract) – A summary document prepared in 1938 under the U. S. Work Progress Administration program detailing the history of a rancho beginning with the Spanish-American land through the U.S. patenting process.
Bancroft Notes – Document detailing information and documents regarding a rancho found in the Bancroft Archives.
Bancroft Diseños – Hand-drawn Spanish-Mexican map demonstrating the physical boundaries of land granted to Mexican citizens by the Spanish or Mexican governments used in the …
Todos Santos Y San Antonio, Diseño 228, Glo No. 357, Santa Barbara County, And Associated Historical Documents.
Santa Barbara County
National Archives Diseños - Hand-drawn Spanish-Mexican map demonstrating the physical boundaries of land granted to Mexican citizens by the Spanish or Mexican.
Work Progress Administration Abstract (WPA Abstract) – A summary document prepared in 1938 under the U. S. Work Progress Administration program detailing the history of a rancho beginning with the Spanish-American land through the U.S. patenting process.
Bancroft Notes – Document detailing information and documents regarding a rancho found in the Bancroft Archives.
Bancroft Diseños – Hand-drawn Spanish-Mexican map demonstrating the physical boundaries of land granted to Mexican citizens by the Spanish or Mexican governments used in the …
Guadalasca, Diseño 31, Glo No. 406, Santa Barbara (Ventura) County, And Associated Historical Documents.
Santa Barbara County
National Archives Diseños - Hand-drawn Spanish-Mexican map demonstrating the physical boundaries of land granted to Mexican citizens by the Spanish or Mexican.
National Archives Expediente – Hand-written Spanish-Mexican land grant document issued to Spanish or Mexican citizens for land located in Alta-California.
Work Progress Administration Abstract (WPA Abstract) – A summary document prepared in 1938 under the U. S. Work Progress Administration program detailing the history of a rancho beginning with the Spanish-American land through the U.S. patenting process.
Bancroft Notes – Document detailing information and documents regarding a rancho found in the Bancroft Archives.
Bancroft Diseños – Hand-drawn Spanish-Mexican …
Ojai, Diseño 139, Glo No. 389, Santa Barbara (Ventura) County, And Associated Historical Documents.
Ojai, Diseño 139, Glo No. 389, Santa Barbara (Ventura) County, And Associated Historical Documents.
Santa Barbara County
National Archives Diseños - Hand-drawn Spanish-Mexican map demonstrating the physical boundaries of land granted to Mexican citizens by the Spanish or Mexican.
Work Progress Administration Abstract (WPA Abstract) – A summary document prepared in 1938 under the U. S. Work Progress Administration program detailing the history of a rancho beginning with the Spanish-American land through the U.S. patenting process.
Bancroft Notes – Document detailing information and documents regarding a rancho found in the Bancroft Archives.
Bancroft Diseños – Hand-drawn Spanish-Mexican map demonstrating the physical boundaries of land granted to Mexican citizens by the Spanish or Mexican governments used in the …
Soulajule, Joshua Brackett, Diseño 233, Glo No. 31, Marin County, And Associated Historical Documents.
Marin County
Diseños - Hand-drawn Spanish-Mexican map demonstrating the physical boundaries of land granted to Mexican citizens by the Spanish or Mexican.
Work Progress Administration Abstract (WPA Abstract) – A summary document prepared in 1938 under the U. S. Work Progress Administration program detailing the history of a rancho beginning with the Spanish-American land through the U.S. patenting process.
Bancroft Notes – Document detailing information and documents regarding a rancho found in the Bancroft Archives.
Bancroft Diseños – Hand-drawn Spanish-Mexican map demonstrating the physical boundaries of land granted to Mexican citizens by the Spanish or Mexican governments used in the U.S. District …
San José (Pacheco), Diseño198, Glo No. 45, Sonoma County, And Associated Historical Documents.
San José (Pacheco), Diseño198, Glo No. 45, Sonoma County, And Associated Historical Documents.
Sonoma County
Diseños - Hand-drawn Spanish-Mexican map demonstrating the physical boundaries of land granted to Mexican citizens by the Spanish or Mexican.
Work Progress Administration Abstract (WPA Abstract) – A summary document prepared in 1938 under the U. S. Work Progress Administration program detailing the history of a rancho beginning with the Spanish-American land through the U.S. patenting process.
Mission San Fernando [8 Tracts (Church Property)], Diseño 609, Glo No. 412, Los Angeles County, And Associated Historical Documents.
Los Angeles County
Diseños - Hand-drawn Spanish-Mexican map demonstrating the physical boundaries of land granted to Mexican citizens by the Spanish or Mexican.
Work Progress Administration Abstract (WPA Abstract) – A summary document prepared in 1938 under the U. S. Work Progress Administration program detailing the history of a rancho beginning with the Spanish-American land through the U.S. patenting process.
Hoffman Table of Land Claims Appendix, Reports on Land Cases, Vol. I, 1862, Ogden Hoffman – Index of land claims, in chronological order by Diseño number, made to the U.S. Land Commission for rancho land previously granted by the Spanish/Mexican governments in …
Las Camaritas, Diseño 629, Glo No. 543, San Francisco County, And Associated Historical Documents.
Las Camaritas, Diseño 629, Glo No. 543, San Francisco County, And Associated Historical Documents.
San Francisco County
Diseños - Hand-drawn Spanish-Mexican map demonstrating the physical boundaries of land granted to Mexican citizens by the Spanish or Mexican.
Work Progress Administration Abstract (WPA Abstract) – A summary document prepared in 1938 under the U. S. Work Progress Administration program detailing the history of a rancho beginning with the Spanish-American land through the U.S. patenting process.
Laguna De La Merced, Diseño 102, Glo No. 163, San Francisco County, And Associated Historical Documents.
San Francisco County
Diseños - Hand-drawn Spanish-Mexican map demonstrating the physical boundaries of land granted to Mexican citizens by the Spanish or Mexican.
Work Progress Administration Abstract (WPA Abstract) – A summary document prepared in 1938 under the U. S. Work Progress Administration program detailing the history of a rancho beginning with the Spanish-American land through the U.S. patenting process.
Mission Dolores, Suerte In, Diseño 229, Glo No. 160, San Francisco County, And Associated Historical Documents.
San Francisco County
Diseños - Hand-drawn Spanish-Mexican map demonstrating the physical boundaries of land granted to Mexican citizens by the Spanish or Mexican.
Work Progress Administration Abstract (WPA Abstract) – A summary document prepared in 1938 under the U. S. Work Progress Administration program detailing the history of a rancho beginning with the Spanish-American land through the U.S. patenting process.
Cienega De Los Paicines, Diseño 596, Glo No. 268, San Benito County, And Associated Historical Documents.
San Benito County
Diseños - Hand-drawn Spanish-Mexican map demonstrating the physical boundaries of land granted to Mexican citizens by the Spanish or Mexican.
Expediente – Hand-written Spanish-Mexican land grant document issued to Spanish or Mexican citizens for land located in Alta-California.
Work Progress Administration Abstract (WPA Abstract) – A summary document prepared in 1938 under the U. S. Work Progress Administration program detailing the history of a rancho beginning with the Spanish-American land through the U.S. patenting process.
Hoffman Notes -- Summary of information concerning claims made for the Rancho lands from the Appendix containing the Table of Land Claims in the Reports …
Ojo De Agua De Figueroa, Diseño 310, Glo No. 159, San Francisco County, And Associated Historical Documents.
San Francisco County
Diseños - Hand-drawn Spanish-Mexican map demonstrating the physical boundaries of land granted to Mexican citizens by the Spanish or Mexican.
Work Progress Administration Abstract (WPA Abstract) – A summary document prepared in 1938 under the U. S. Work Progress Administration program detailing the history of a rancho beginning with the Spanish-American land through the U.S. patenting process.
San Francisco - Two Lots (Leese), Diseño 74, Glo No. 162, San Francisco County, And Associated Historical Documents.
San Francisco County
Diseños - Hand-drawn Spanish-Mexican map demonstrating the physical boundaries of land granted to Mexican citizens by the Spanish or Mexican.
Work Progress Administration Abstract (WPA Abstract) – A summary document prepared in 1938 under the U. S. Work Progress Administration program detailing the history of a rancho beginning with the Spanish-American land through the U.S. patenting process.