Mexican Land Grant Frauds: Hearings Before the Committee on Public Lands and Surveys, United States Senate, Sixty-ninth Congress, Second Session, on S. Res. 333, a Resolution to Investigate Charges that Certain Lands Ceded by Mexico to the United States Were Unlawfully Turned Over To, and are Held By, Private Interests. February 17 and 26, 1927. Printed for the Use of the Committee on Public Lands and SurveysU.S. Government Printing Office, 1927 - 173 páginas |
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... reporter may be made a part of the record . ( The photostat record referred to by the witness is here made a part of the record , as follows :) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR , GENERAL LAND OFFICE , Washington 2 MEXICAN LAND GRANT FRAUDS.
... reporter may be made a part of the record . ( The photostat record referred to by the witness is here made a part of the record , as follows :) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR , GENERAL LAND OFFICE , Washington 2 MEXICAN LAND GRANT FRAUDS.
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... INTERIOR , GENERAL LAND OFFICE , Washington . Report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office for 1887 , page 29 . DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR , GENERAL LAND OFFICE , Washington . ELLIOTT S. HUBBARD , Care of Superintendent of ...
... INTERIOR , GENERAL LAND OFFICE , Washington . Report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office for 1887 , page 29 . DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR , GENERAL LAND OFFICE , Washington . ELLIOTT S. HUBBARD , Care of Superintendent of ...
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... Interior for transmittal to Congress reports of the surveyor general of New Mexico in the following cases : REEXAMINATIONS No. 49. Bernabi M. Montano et al . Preliminary survey , 151,056.90 acres ; area granted to 12 persons , 7 square ...
... Interior for transmittal to Congress reports of the surveyor general of New Mexico in the following cases : REEXAMINATIONS No. 49. Bernabi M. Montano et al . Preliminary survey , 151,056.90 acres ; area granted to 12 persons , 7 square ...
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... Interior . That finding was delivered to the Attorney General , and he was asked to begin suit for the purpose of setting aside the patent and restoring those lands to the public domain . Mr. Irvine's asso- ciate or counsel- Mr. MASON ...
... Interior . That finding was delivered to the Attorney General , and he was asked to begin suit for the purpose of setting aside the patent and restoring those lands to the public domain . Mr. Irvine's asso- ciate or counsel- Mr. MASON ...
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... Interior . " I said , " You don't mean that he has been giving me a hearing on this matter several days after it has been closed ? " He said " I certainly mean that it was closed early on the morning of the 11th , armistice day ...
... Interior . " I said , " You don't mean that he has been giving me a hearing on this matter several days after it has been closed ? " He said " I certainly mean that it was closed early on the morning of the 11th , armistice day ...
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11 square leagues acres action alleged grant Angeles appeal applications approved authority of law bill Board of Land boundaries Calif California CHAIRMAN claimant commission committee conclusion Congress conveyed December December 11 decision decree of confirmation Department of Justice dismissed district court fact filed FINNEY Flint fraud fraudulent hearing hereby homestead Horace F indictment interests Interior Department James Irvine juridical possession jurisdiction Land Commissioners Land Department Land Office leagues of land litigation Lomas de Santiago MASON matter McLendon ment Mexican Government Mexican grant Mexico November 11 PARMENTER parties patent issued petition petitioners plat present private land claims proceedings public domain public lands question Rancho Lomas record referred res judicata San Joaquin Santa Ana River Santiago grant Secretary Senator ASHURST Senator DILL Senator KENDRICK Senator NYE Southern Pacific Railroad statute of limitations submitted suit SUMMERS Supreme Court surveyor Teodocio Yorba tract of land treaty United States attorney
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