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Original gift of land from Luis Maria Peralta to Ygnacio Peralta, his son [manuscripts]

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Title: Original gift of land from Luis Maria Peralta to Ygnacio Peralta, his son [manuscripts]
Creator: Peralta, Luis Maria, 1759-1851
Contributor: Peralta, Antonio Maria, 1801-1879. ; Hernandez, Juan
Date Created and/or Issued: 1842 July 12
Publication Information: Oakland Public Library
Contributing Institution: Oakland Public Library, Oakland History Center
Collection: Selections from the Collections of the Oakland History Center
Rights Information: Public domain
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Description: Mss., signed. Luis Maria Peralta, Spanish soldier, was the recipient of the largest Spanish land grant, Rancho San Antonio. Item consists of two copies of a letter from Luis Maria Peralta granting Ygnacio Peralta title to the southern portion of Rancho San Antonio. In Spanish. Title added by cataloger. Place of writing at end: Pueblo San Jose. On back of Letter 1: "Original gift from Luis Peralta to Ygnacio Peralta: Exhibit 'A'". On back of Letter 2: "di mi padre papeles q/ me dejo". Paper watermarked: "C. C. Cini". Ink stain on upper left corner of Item 2. Gift to the Oakland Public Library from the Oakland Museum, 1962. Previously owned by Leslie Simson.
Type: text
Format: 2 items : vellum ; 20 x 28 cm.
Identifier: http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt1k4023q8
copl_002
Mss. P418
Language: Spanish
Subject: Mexican Americans - California - Alameda County - History
Land grants - California
Land titles - California
California - History - to 1846 - Sources
Peralta family
Peralta, Luis Maria, 1759-1851
Peralta, Ygnacio, 1791-1874
Place: Rancho San Antonio (Alameda County, Calif.).
Alameda County (Calif.) - History - Sources.
San Leandro (Calif.) - History - Sources.
East Oakland (Calif.) - History - Sources.
Source: copl_002

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