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Title: Escobar Family Papers
Identifier/Call Number: C058842
Contributing Institution:
Society of California Pioneers
Language of Material:
English
Container: B001392
Container: C058842
Physical Description:
1.0 folder
(1 item)
Date: unknown
Abstract: This folder contains a list of the heirs of Mussilino (?) Escobar. It also mentions two leagues of land in "the Rancho known
as San Jose".
creator:
Austin, Henry
creator:
Escobar
Conditions Governing Access note
Collection open for research.
There are no restrictions on access.
Escobar Family Papers. The Society of California Pioneers.
Gift of Escobar heirs, date unknown.
There is no known information about the Escobar family.
This folder contains a list of the heirs of Mussilino (?) Escobar. It lists 9 heirs, including his wife, Thomasa Garcia, and
the spouse of each of his heirs. It also mentions two leagues of land in "the Rancho known as San Jose", with 555 acres to
each heir.
On the back of the list is a note written by Henry Austin, 60, from Sonoma, attesting that he knew John Ransford first in
Yerba Buena in "the spring" of 1839. It is unknown how the note relates to the list of heirs.
Existence and Location of Originals note
The Society of California Pioneers, 300 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA, 94107
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ransford, John
Heirs
Inheritance and succession--California.
San Jose (Calif.)
Yerba Buena (Calif.)