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Description
Photograph of a United States land grant to Henry Dalton, May 30, 1867. In this document, Frank Cowan, Secretary of the General Land Office of the United States for President Andrew Johnson, grants a title to a plot of California land called San Francisquito to Henry Dalton. The name "Henry Dalton" stands in larger print at center, surrounded by lines of smaller script. A seal bearing an eagle and the words "United States General Land Office" sits at the bottom left.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 26 x 21 cm. photographic prints photographs
Dalton, Henry Johnson, President Andrew Cowan, Frank General Land Office of the United States Real property Land grants Deeds Legal instruments U.S. History--California--Documents
Time Period
1867-05-30
Place
District of Columbia USA Washington
Source
43763 [Accession number] CHS-43763 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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