United States v. Vallejo
Supreme Court of the United States
Don Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo petitioned the Land Commission at San Francisco for .confirmation of his claim to the tract known by the name oí Suscól, bounded on the north by Tulucay, and Suisun on the east, and south by the Straits of Carquin.es, Mare Island, and Napa Bay. It includes the city of Benicia, the ,town of Vallejo, the navy-yard of the United States, and' the depot of the Pacific Steamship Company, and contains altogether about eighteen square leagues.
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Don Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo petitioned the Land Commission at San Francisco for .confirmation of his claim to the tract known by the name oí Suscól, bounded on the north by Tulucay, and Suisun on the east, and south by the Straits of Carquin.es, Mare Island, and Napa Bay. It includes the city of Benicia, the ,town of Vallejo, the navy-yard of the United States, and' the depot of the Pacific Steamship Company, and contains altogether about eighteen square leagues. The documents .introduced/to show title in the claimants were: 1. A colonization grant to Vallejo, dated 15th March, 1848, in the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson
This is an appeal from a decree of the District' Court of the United States for the northern district of California.
The claim of Vallejo and his assigns covers a tract of land known by the name of Suscol, in the county of Solano, California, bounded on the north by lands named Tulucay and Suisun, on the east and south by the Straits of Carquines, Ysla del a Yegua, and, the Estero de Napa, without any limitation as to quantity, and embraces from ninety to one hundred thousand acres, including Mare Island, on which the United States have established, their navy-yard on the Pacific, and the city…
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