HISTORY OF THE TITLE
TO A TRACT OF LAND IN THE
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO :
BEING A PORTION OP THE
SAN MIGUEL BANCHO,
Distributed to the Shareholders February 15th, 1864.
From Abstracts prepared by C. V. Gillespie, and other Sources,
February 1st, 1864.
BY JAMES T. BOYD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
SAN FRANCISCO:
TOWNE & BACON, BOOK AND JOB PRINTP^RS,
No. 536 Clay Street, opposite Leidesdorff.
1864.
University of California Berkeley
Purchased from the
SOPHIE S. MCFARLAND MEMORIAL FUND
HISTORY OF THE TITLE
TO A TRACT OP LAND IN THE
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO :
BEING A PORTION OF THE
SAN MIQTJEL RANCHO,
Distributed to the Shareholders February 15th, 1864.
From Abstracts prepared by C. V. Gillespie, and other Sources,
February 1st, 1864.
BY JAMES T. BOYD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
SAN FRANCISCO :
TOWNE & BACON, BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS,
No. 536 Clay Street, opposite Leidesdorff.
1864.
HISTORY OF THE TITLE.
The lands in question are described in the Contract of Sale
hereinafter mentioned, as follows :
All that certain tract, piece, or parcel of land situated,
lying, and being in the City and County of San Francisco,
portion of the Rancho Saa Miguel, bounded and described as
follows, viz. : Commencing at a point where a line drawn
through the center of Alta Street would intersect a line drawn
through the center of Dolores Street, running thence easterly
along said center line of Alta Street to a point where the same
would intersect a line drawn through the center of Guerrero
Street ; thence at a right-angle southerly along said last men-
tioned line to a point where the same would intersect a line
drawn through the center of Park Street ; thence at a right-
angle westerly along said last mentioned line to a point distant
280 feet westerly from the westerly line of Dolores street ;
thence at a right-angle northerly on a line parallel with Dolo-
res Street 292 feet to a point; thence at a right-angle easterly
on a line parallel with Park Street 345 feet to a line drawn
through the center of Dolores Street ; thence at a right-angle
northerly along said last mentioned line to a point where the
same would intersect a line drawn through the center of Horner
Street ; thence at a right-angle westerly along said last men-
tioned line to a point where the same would intersect a line
drawn through the center of Silver or Church Street ; thence
at a right-angle southerly along said last mentioned line 292
feet to a point ; thence at a right-angle westerly 642 feet and
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6 inches to a point in the center of Crystal or Sanchez
Street ; thence at a right-angle northerly along a line drawn
through the center of said Crystal Street 584 feet to a point ;
thence at a right-angle easterly 1,308 feet 9 inches, more or
less, to a point in the center of Dolores Street ; thence at a
right-angle northerly along a line drawn through the center of
Dolores Street to a point in the center of Alta Street at the
place of beginning.
Excepting and reserving therefrom, however, that piece or
parcel of land described as follows, viz. : Commencing at a
point formed by the intersection of the southerly line of Horner
Street with the westerly line of Guerrero Street, running
thence westerly along said line of Horner Street 103 feet 6
inches ; thence south-westerly on a line which is distant west-
erly from a point in the westerly line of Guerrero Street 228
feet south from Horner Street, on a line parallel with Horner
Street 129 feet, and from a point in said line of Guerrero
Street 292 feet south from Horner Street, on a line parallel
with said Horner Street 136 feet 8 inches to a point whence
a line drawn south-easterly 151 feet 6 inches would cross said
westerly line of Guerrero Street at a point distant 90 feet
northerly from Park Street ; thence south-easterly along said
line 151 feet 6 inches to said westerly line of Guerrero Street ;
thence northerly along said westerly line of Guerrero Street to
the corner of Horner Street at the place of beginning.
They comprise Blocks 23, 24, 25, 26, 66, 85, 86, the east
half of 64, and portions of 27 and 28 ; also portions of Hill,
M, and Elizabeth streets on the map of " Homer's Addition."
These lands form a part of the Rancho San Miguel, a tract
of land one square league in extent, granted to Don Jose de
Jesus Noe in December, 1845, by Pio Pico, Governor of the
Californias.
HISTORY OF THE TITLE.
The claim of Noe to these lands was presented to the Board
of U. S. Land Commissioners, was confirmed, and such pro-
ceedings were afterwards had in the matter that a patent under
the Great Seal of the United States, dated March 30th, 1857,
was issued to Noe therefor.
Kecorded in Lib. 69 of Deeds, page 278. See Map Book
1, page 72.
Before the issuing of the patent and pending the proceed-
ings before the U. S. Land Commissioners for the confirmation
of the title, Noe made the conveyance of the greater portion
of said rancho hereinafter mentioned to John M. Horner. The
patent, when issued by the Government, inured to the benefit
of the grantee of the patentee and his successors in interest.
The chain of title of the portions of said rancho now under
consideration, from the patentee to the present owners, is as
follows :
On the second of August, 1853, Koe entered into an agree-
ment with Charles B. Strode to sell him the whole of said
rancho, with certain exceptions, for the sum of $90,000. The
excepted portions as pointed out to me on the map by the
agent of your grantors includes a small portion only of your
purchase, to wit : the south-east portion of Block No. 26.
(Vide post.) Recorded in Lib. 2 of Covenants, page 105.
August 3d, 1853, Strode sold and assigned his interest in the
said contract of sale to John M. Horner for the sum of
$200,000. Recorded in Liber 2 of Covenants, page 154.
In January, 1854, Noe conveyed said lands to John M.
Horner, in pursuance of said contract of sale, by two several
conveyances, acknowledging therein the receipt of the purchase
money. Recorded in Lib. 32 of Deeds, page 109, and in Lib.
33, page 616.
Soon after his purchase Horner caused a portion of said
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rancho, including the lands in question, to be surveyed and laid
off into blocks and lots and called it " Homer's Addition," by
which name it is still known, and made sales of several of such
blocks and lots. In January, 1854, he conveyed to J. G. Max-
well subdivisions Nos. 41, 42, 43 and 44 of Block No. 65 (sixty-
jive) on Horner Street. Recorded in Lib. 33 of Deeds, p. 531.
There are no lots known by those numbers in that block which
front on Horner Street in Horner 's original map of said sur-
vey. Mr. Maxwell has paid taxes for several years on the lots
with the corresponding numbers in Block 66 (sixty-six). If
there is any error in Mr. Maxwell's deed, or in the record of it,
that cannot affect subsequent purchasers without actual notice
of his title or actual possession by him under it.
Afterwards, and in February, 1854, J. M. Horner mort-
gaged the lands so acquired by him to 0. K. Garrison. For
proceedings under the mortgage see post,
March 16th, 1855, Horner conveyed his interest in that por-
tion of the rancho which includes the lands in question to
William Y. Horaer. Recorded in Lib. 51 of Deeds, p. 502.
September 8th, 1855, William Y. Horner conveyed said
portion of the rancho, with certain exceptions, to Charles W.
Cook (recorded in Lib. 55 of Deeds, p. 320), and on Novem-
ber 17th, 1855, John M. and William Y. Horner united in a
conveyance to said Cook of all their interest in the whole
rancho. Recorded in Lib. 53 of Deeds, page 642.
December 22d, 1855, Charles W. Cook, by his attorney in
fact John Cook, Jr., conveyed the portion of said rancho de-
rived to him under the conveyance from William Y. Horaer
to Thomas Beaver and Benjamin Farnham, of Philadelphia,
(recorded in Lib, 61 of Deeds, page 23), and on June 17th.
1856, executed to them a deed of confirmation of said last
mentioned conveyance. Recorded in Lib. 62 of Deeds, p. 309.
December 10th, 1862, Beaver and Farnbam commenced an
action of ejectment in the Twelfth District Court against Gard-
1*
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ner S. Hall and Samuel S. Thompson to recover possession of
Blocks 64 and 66 and other property. The defendants ap-
peared by William S. Fitch, Esq., their attorney, and on
March 2d, 1863, a stipulation was entered into by him with
the plaintiffs and filed in said action, allowing plaintiffs to take
judgment again t defendants for Blocks 66 and 64, excepting a
portion of the western half of the last mentioned block.
Pending said suit and on the twelfth of February, 1862,
Hall and Thompson conveyed their interest in said Blocks 64
and 66 to said William S. Fitch. Recorded in Lib. 156 of
Deeds, page 223.
April 20th, 1863, Beaver and Farnham, of Philadelphia,
conveyed their interest in said rancho to George W. Beaver, of
San Francisco. Eecorded in Lib. 210 of Deeds, page 212.
August 28th, 1863, George W. Beaver conveyed all his
interest in said rancho to J. B. Bayerque and Levi Parsons.
Recorded in Lib. 207 of Deeds, page 212.
December 21st, 1863, Charles W. Cook conveyed all his
interest in said rancho to F. L. A. Pioche and Levi Parsons.
Recorded in Lib. 224 of Deeds, page 213.
November 4th, 1862, William Y. Homer conveyed all his
interest in said rancho to Henry Pichoir. Recorded in Liber
186 of Deeds, page 356.
February llth, 1863, Henry Pichoir conveyed all his inter-
est in said rancho to J. B. Bayerque. Recorded in Lib. 228 of
Deeds, p. 385.
CHAIN OF TITLE UNDER THE GARRISON
MORTGAGE.
It is mentioned above that John M. Horner mortgaged his
interest in the lands conveyed to him by Noe to C. K. Garri-
son. This mortgage is dated February 4th, 1854, and was
given to secure the payment of $50,000 with interest, and is
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recorded in Lib. 15 of Mortgages, page 108. Mr. Garrison
released Blocks 64, 66 and 86 from the lien of this mortgage
(Liber 4 of Releases, ^age 529), and then assigned it to Sam-
uel Moss, Jr. Liber 18 of Mortgages, page 64.
May 6th, 1854, Homer mortgaged his interest in said lands to
Joseph C. Palmer to secure the payment of two notes amount-
ing to $63,033.97 and interest, to Palmer and Edward Jones,
payable in September, 1854. Eecorded in Lib. 17 of Mort-
gages, page 448.
[NOTE. This mortgage ceased to be a lien on the property
in September, 1858, unless such lien was previously divested
by the foreclosure proceedings next hereinafter mentioned.]
In April, 1855, S. Moss, Jr., commenced an action in the
Fourth District Court against John M. Horner, William T.
Homer, Jose de Jesus Noe, Joseph 0. Palmer, Edward Jones,
and others, to foreclose the mortgage to O.K. Garrison, and
such proceedings were had therein that afterwards and on the
fifth day of November, 1856, the Sheriff of the County of
San Francisco, in pursuance of a sale previously made by him
under the decree, entered in said action, conveyed said rancho
(excepting the blocks and tracts of land which had been re-
leased from the mortgage) to Theodore F. Moss. Recorded in
Lib. 62 of Deeds, page 580.
July 3d, 1857, Theodore F. Moss conveyed his interest in
said rancho to Adolph E. Borie, of Philadelphia. Recorded
in Lib. 69 of Deeds, page 298.
February 29th, 1860, Adolph E. Borie, by J. Mora Moss
his attorney in fact (see Liber 9 Powers of Attorney, p. 227),
conveyed his interest in said rancho to Francois L. A. Pioche.
Recorded in Liber 106 of Deeds, page 85.
June 21st, 1860, F. L. A. Pioche conveyed 21-100ths of
said rancho to Cornelius K. Garrison. Recorded in Lib. 109
of Deeds, page 342.
June 27th, 1860, F. L. A. Pioche commenced an action in
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the Twelfth District Court against the City and County of
San Francisco and the Commissioners of the Funded Debt of
said City defendants, to quiet his title to the San Miguel
Bancho as against such defendants, and such proceedings were
had therein that on the first day of March, 1862, an order was
entered that plaintiff have judgment according to the prayer
of his complaint.
June 27th, 1860, C. K. Garrison, by William E. Garrison
his attorney in fact (see Liber 6 Powers of Attorney, p. 600,
and Liber 9, p. 130), conveyed the interest derived to him
under the last mentioned conveyance to Levi Parsons and John
B. Felton. Keeorded in Liber 162 of Deeds, page 79.
F. L. A. Pioche by deed dated May 25th, 1860, acknowl-
edged August 7th, 1860, conveyed 44-500ths of said rancho to
John Benson. Becorded in Liber 114 of Deeds, page 131.
August 15th, 1860, John Benson conveyed said interest id
Levi Parsons. Becorded in Liber 157 of Deeds, page 391.
January 7th, 1861, Levi Parsons conveyed said interest to
Benjamin Belloc. Becorded in Liber 121 of Deeds, p. 559.
June 6th, 1862, Benjamin Belloc, by Henry Barroilhet his
attorney in fact (see Liber 7 Powers of Attorney, page 9), re-
conveyed said interest to Leyi Parsons. Becorded in Liber
157 of Deeds, page 395.
June 19th, 1862, John B. Felton conveyed his interest in
said rancho to F. L. A. Pioche and Levi Parsons. Becorded
in Liber 167 of Deeds, page 36.
[NOTE. In the record of several of the foregoing convey-
ances of the rancho by metes and bounds, courses and dis-
tances, there are errors in some of the courses, but I have not
deemed it necessary to call attention to them as there are also
general words of description which embrace the whole lands
intended to be conveyed thereby.]
HISTORY OF THE TITLE. 17
AS TO BLOCK 86 IN HORNER'S ADDITION.
This block was released from the mortgage to C. K. Garri-
son as above mentioned. The legal title to it passed by the
conveyances also above mentioned from John M. and William
Y. Homer to Charles W. Cook, and by the conveyance from
the latter through Beaver and Farnham and G. W. Beaver to
J. B. Bayerque and Levi Parsons, or by the conveyance from
C. W. Cook to Pioche and Parsons above mentioned.
CHAIN OF TITLE UNDER HOLLUB MORTGAGE.
March 14th, 1854, John M. Horner made a mortgage to
A. Hollub,. covering Block 86 and other property, to secure
the payment of $8,000. Recorded in Liber 16 of Mortgages^
page 342.
He afterwards mortgaged his interest in the whole rancho to
Joseph C. Palmer as above mentioned.
September 20th, 1855, A. Hollub commenced an action in
the Twelfth District Court against John M. Horner, William
T. Horner, Joseph C. Palmer, Edward Jones, and others, to
foreclose his said mortgage. This was after the conveyance to
C. W. Cook by William Y. Horner (vide ante). C. W. Cook
was not made a party to this action. Such proceedings were
had therein that afterwards and on the twenty-seventh day of
October, 1856, the Sheriff of the County of San Francisco,
in pursuance of a sale previously made by him under the decree
in said action, conveyed said block and other property to the
plaintiff. Recorded in Liber 63 of Deeds, page 667.
August 15th, 1860, A. Hollub commenced an ejectment suit
in the Twelfth District Court against Gardner S. Hall, Samuel
S. Thompson, and others, to recover possession of said Block
86 and other property, which suit is still pending.
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August 27th, 1862, A. Hollub conveyed said Block 86 and
other property to H. G. Livermore. Kecorded in Liber 175
of Deeds, page 110.
And on the same day H. G. Livermore conveyed an undi-
vided quarter of the same property to C. C. Webb. Recorded
in Liber 181 of Deeds, page 292.
October 5th, 1863, H. G. Livermore and 0. C. Webb con-
veyed said Block 86 and other property to J. H. Applegate.
Eecorded in Liber 213 of Deeds, page 347.
December 28th, 1863, J. H. Applegate conveyed to F. L. A.
Pioche and Levi Parsons said Block 86. Eecorded in Liber
228 of Deeds, page 382.
AS TO THE S. E. CORNER OF BLOCK 26.
By referring to the contract between Noe and Strode above
mentioned and the conveyances in pursuance of it, it will be
seen that Noe excepted thereout certain portions of said
rancho. The excepted portions included a small strip of land
in the south-east corner of Block 26, and with adjoining lands
formed what is commonly known as Noe's Reserve.
After such conveyances were made and recorded, and on
February 1st, 1854, one William Cummings commenced an
action in the Fourth District Court against Jose de Jesus Noe,
alleging that Noe had theretofore conveyed to him a tract of
land, portion of San Miguel Rancho, describing it ; that he
had lost his deed, and praying that defendant might be decreed
to execute to him a new deed for same premises.
No notice of the pendency of this action appears to have
been filed. The agent of Messrs. Pioche and Parsons informs
me that the plaintiff was never in the actual possession of the
premises described in his complaint.
. The action could not, therefore, affect any of the lands de-
scribed which had been conveyed without notice of Cummings'
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title previously to the conveyance from said Noe to Cummings
next hereafter mentioned.
In April, 1859, Cummings recovered a judgment in said
action against Noe according to the prayer of his complaint.
May 10th, 1859, Jose de Jesus Noe made a quitclaim deed
of said premises to said Cummings, reciting therein that it was
made in obedience to said judgment. Kecorded in Liber 92
of Deeds, page 418.
Previous to the conveyance to William Cummings and on
March 5th, 1858, Jose de Jesus Noe conveyed an undivided
half interest in said rancho to Kichard Roman, Isaac N.
Thorne, and Tully K. Wise. This conveyance would operate
on the lands excepted out of the contract with Strode and the
conveyances executed in pursuance of it which had not been
previously conveyed by Noe.
February 21st, 1863, William Cummings conveyed the tract
of land so conveyed to him by Noe to William S. Fitch.
Eecorded in Liber 195 of Deeds, page 26.
April 16th, 1863, William S. Fitch conveyed the portion of
such tract which includes the south-east corner of Block 26 to
J. B. Bayerque. Recorded in Liber 191 of Deeds, page 322.
December 22d, 1863, Roman, Wise, and Thorne conveyed
their interest in said Block No. 26, bounded by Guerrero,
Dolores, Homer, and M streets, to J. B. Bayerque. Recorded
in Liber 229 of Deeds, page 221.
In the spring of 1862 Noe died, leaving a will, and leaving
him surviving his widow Catarina Valencia, and his sons
Miguel, Josd Jesus, and Yicente Noe, and his daughter Maria
Dolores Noe, his only heirs at law.
Noe's Homestead appears from the will to be situated on
Center street, at the Mission Dolores.
It will be seen that Noe had parted with all his interest in
the Reserve previous to his death.
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Subsequently, the following described instruments were ex-
ecuted and recorded.
August 5th, 1862, Catarina Valencia de Noe conveyed to
F. L. A. Pioche and Levi Parsons the tract of land which
includes the south-east portion of Block 26 and commonly
known as the Noe Keserve. Eecorded in Liber 171 of Deeds,
page 181.
April 16th, 1863, J. B. Bayerque conveyed to Miguel Noe
the portions of Noe's Keserve contained in Blocks 26, 27, 28,
10, 11, and 12, on Homer's Map, excepting a portion of Block
10. Kecorded in Liber 196 of Deeds, page 359.
June 10th, 1863, Miguel Noe and wife conveyed to William
Jones the portions of Blocks 27 and 28 included in the excep-
tion mentioned in the Contract and Deed to the San Francisco
Homestead Union. Eecorded in Liber 202 of Deeds, page
288.
October 27th, 1863, Miguel Noe, Maria Dolores Noe, and
Jose de Jesus Noe conveyed to F. L. A. Pioche and Levi
Parsons the portion of Block 26 under consideration, describ-
ing it as being on the north-west corner of Guerrero and
Horner streets, running north on Guerrero Street 61)^ feet,
thence north 86 30' west 88 i feet, thence south 2 west
73% feet to Horner Street, and thence easterly on Horner
Street 96 feet to the place of commencement. Kecorded in
liber 218 of Deeds, page 217.
So far, I have traced the title to these premises into F. L.
A. Pioche, J. B. Bayerque, and Levi Parsons by the chain of
conveyances, without adverting to the mortgages which have
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at different times existed upon the whole or portions of the
premises in question made by the holders of the legal title for
the time being, and which have been disposed of otherwise
than by foreclosure. I will now take up the consideration of
these mortgages and show what disposition was made of them.
1. John M. Horner to J. C. Palmer, May 6th, 1854. (Vide
ante.)
2. Levi Parsons and John B. Felton to C. K. Garrison
Mortgage for $20,000 : June 27th, 1860. Recorded in Liber
53, page 331. Satisfied July 12th, 1862, in margin of Record.
3. Levi Parsons and John B. Felton to Benjamin Belloc
Mortgage of 21-100ths of Rancho for $5,500 : July 9th, 1861.
Recorded in Liber 67 of Mortgages, page 448. Satisfied
June 9th, 1862. Liber 20 Releases, page 260.
4. William S. Fitch to G. S. Hall and S. S. Thompson-
Mortgage of Blocks 64, 66, and other property for $4,000 :
February 12th, 1862. Recorded in Liber 81 of Mortgages,
page 18. Satisfied February 2d, 1863, in margin of Record.
5. H. G. Livermore to A. Hollub Mortgage of Block 86
and other property for $11,500 : August/ 27th, 1862. Re-
corded in Liber 89 of Mortgages, page 122. Satisfied Sep-
tember 5th, 1863, in margin of Record.
6. Levi Parsons and John B. Felton to Abel Guy Mort-
gage for $15,000 : September 12th, 1862. Recorded in Liber
87 of Mortgages, page 384. A release of the lands in ques-
tion from this mortgage, dated December 30th, 1863, is
recorded in Liber 27 of Releases, page 92.
7. Miguel Noe, Maria Dolores Xoe, and Jose de Jesus Noe
to J. B. Bayerque Mortgage of part of Block 26 and other
property for $4,000 : April 16th, 1863. Recorded in Liber
98 of Mortgages, page 126. Unsatisfied of Record, but see
covenant against incumb ranees in the contract of sale herein-
after mentioned.
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TAX TITLES,
For the taxes of the fiscal year 1858-59, Blocks 25, 26, 27,
28, parts of Blocks 64 and 66 were sold to D. S. Roberts.
October 31st, 1863, Daniel S. Roberts conveyed all his in-
terest in the Rancho San Miguel as patented to Jose de Jesus
Noe by the United States, except certain blocks (stated there-
in to have been conveyed by deed of even date to Bayerque
and Parsons), to F. L. A. Pioche and Levi Parsons. The
interest conveyed is described as being that acquired by him
under and by virtue of certain tax deeds and certificates under
sale thereof for City and County taxes. Recorded in Liber
219 of Deeds, page 213.
October 31st, 1863, Daniel S. Roberts conveyed all his
interest in Blocks 32, 63, 64, 65, 66, 89, 90, 130, 132, 135, and
139 on Horner 7 s map to J. B. Bayerque and Levi Parsons,
Recorded in Liber 213 of Deeds, page 215.
For the taxes of the same year on Blocks 23 and 24, a lot
on the south-east corner of Alta and Guerrero streets, six
inches on Guerrero by five hundred and sixty feet on Alta
Street, was sold to Ch's Seitt, and a deed issued to him there-
for July 2d, 1859.
It will be seen by reference to the map that the sale is of a
lot in the block adjoining on the east, and consequently does
not affect the title to the blocks in question.
For the taxes of the same year, subdivision 13 of Block 64,
was sold to /. A. Gauley.
For the taxes of the fiscal year 1861-62, Lots 1 to 42 in
Block 64, were sold to /. A. Gauley.
December 14th, 1863, James A. Gauley conveyed all his
interest in the Rancho San Miguel to F. L. A. Pioche and
Levi Parsons. Recorded in Liber 224 of Deeds, page 264.
For the taxes of the fiscal year 1858-59, Block No. 86 was
sold to S. W. Rozenstock.
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November 21st, 1859, S. "VV. Rozenstock conveyed all his
interest in Block 86 and other property, such interest having
been derived at tax sale on December 17th, 1858, to A. Hol-
lub. Kecorded in Liber 95 of Deeds, page 538.
For conveyance by Hollub, see deed from A. Hollub to H
G. Livermore (ante).
For the taxes of the fiscal year 1859-60, portions of Blocks
23, 25, 26, 27, 28, and 85, were sold to John Barkeloo.
For the taxes of the fiscal years 1862-63, part of Block 64
was sold to John Barkeloo.
4 John Barkeloo conveyed all his interest in Block 26 and
other property to J. B. Bayerque. Recorded in Liber of
Deeds, page
December 28th, 1863, John Barkeloo conveyed all his in-
terest in the Eancho San Miguel patented to Jose de Jesus
Noe, to F. L. A Pioche and Levi Parsons. Eecorded in
Liber 224 of Deeds, page 267.
For the taxes of the fiscal year 1860-61, part of Block 28,
100 feet on Elizabeth by 114 feet on Dolores Street, was sold
to D. J. McCarthy.
May 25th, 1863, D. J. McCarthy conveyed said portion of
Block 28 to Francis Ready. Recorded in Liber 201 of Deeds,
page 332.
January 5th, 1864, Francis Ready conveyed said portion of
Block -28 to F. L. A. Pioche and Levi Parsons. Recorded in
Liber 225 of Deeds, page 207.
December 26th, 1863, Francois L. A. Pioche, J. B. Bay-
erque, and Levi Parsons entered into an agreement in writing
with the " San Francisco Homestead Union," whereby they
agreed to sell and convey to said Union for the price or sum
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31
of $45,000, payable as therein provided, the lands as in the
beginning described with covenant against grantors' acts, on
full payment of the purchase money, and to make them a good,
clear, unincumbered title thereto. The agreement also con-
tains special covenants in relation to streets in said tract.
Recorded in Liber 5 of Covenants, page 108.
February 19th, 1864, F. L. A. Pioche, Levi Parsons, and J.
B. Bayerque by F. L. A. Pioche his attorney in fact (see 9 of
Powers, page 370), conveyed the lands first above described
and last hereinabove .mentioned to the San Francisco Home-
stead Union by deed of bargain and sale, acknowledging there-
in receipt of the whole purchase money. Recorded in Liber
231 of Deeds, p. 274.
I am informed that on the fifteenth day of February, 1864,
in accordance with its Indenture of Association and By-Laws,
the San Francisco Homestead Union distributed this land as
subdivided among its shareholders, and on the twenty-third
day of February, 1864, conveyed the lots, as numbered and
designated upon the accompanying diagram, to the following
named persons then shareholders :
Lot. Grantee.
1 . . Ga. Fisher.
2.. Ga. Fisher.
3.. Jos. Rich.
4. .S. Irving.
5. .S. Irving.
6..G. W. Houser.
7.. A. Stephan.
8. .0. Christiansen.
9 . . L. Hyams.
10.. C. Bartlett.
11 . . A. N. McLane.
12.. R. W. Coon.
13.. R. W. Coon.
Lot. Grantee.
14.. B. H. Randolph.
15..B. H.Randolph,
16..B. H.Randolph.
17 . . C. Monypenny.
1 8.. D. McMillan.
19..C.S. Capp.
20.. D. Ring.
21.. J. B. Bourne.
22..W. J.Gracey.
23.. F.Werner.
24. .Deloche & Corthay.
25.. B. H. Randolph.
26..J. M.Peck.
HISTORY OF THE TITLE.
33
Lot. Grantee.
27..W. E. McKee.
28.. Pauline Collins.
29.. E. M. Cottrell.
30.. S. W. Dick.
31.. J. Bacon.
32.. J. Linforth.
33.. C. S. Capp.
34..E.EIlery.
35.. W.Walsh.
36.. John Taylor.
37.. John Taylor.
38.. Fred. Seibel.
39. .A. L. Loring's estate.
40.. Paul Torquet.
41 . . Jos. Moore. "
42.. W. Matheson.
43..E.Ellery.
44..S.H. Meeker's Estate.
45 . . S. H. Meeker's Estate.
46.. A. H. Henderson.
47. .A. H. Henderson.
48.. L. A. Booth.
49.. G. W. Fisher.
50 . . Emma C. Davis.
51.. George Childs.
52.. Ed. Denny.
53.. Ed. Denny.
54.. S. Theodore.
55.. D. D. Maynard.
56.. Thos. Miller.
57. .E. C. Downs.
58.. P. J. Kennedy.
59.. P. J. Kennedy.
60.. S. Theodore.
61.. E. Denny.
62.. J. D. Enas.
63.. E. White.
64.. J. J. Scotchler.
65.. J. H. Page.
66.. Jos. Eich.
67.. D. S. Sheldon.
Lot. Grantee.
68.. F. Buel.
69..J. M.Peck.
70.. W.Walsh.
71.. H. S. Brooks.
72.. J. W. Cox.
73..G.W. Fisher.
74.. G.W. Fisher.
75.. L. E. Mills.
76.. W. Bartlett.
77.. W. Bartlett.
78.. C. 1ST. Mann.
79.. W.. Walsh.
80.. Hunter, Wand & Co.
81.. H. S. Wheeler.
82 . . Samuel Moffatt.
83.. J. M. Shotwell.
84. .J. A. Crabtree.
85.. H. Feige.
86..J.W. Fuller.
87.. D. Eing.
88..D.H. Hendee:
89.. H. C. Buster.
90.. M. W.Willis.
91.. W. Whitfield.
92.. W. Whitfield.
93. . Jas. Tompson.
94. .Jas. Tompson.
95..D.B. Brown.
96. .J. E. Ashcom.
97.. D. H. Hendee.
98.. A. P. Everett.
99.. F. L. Hanks.
100.. M. E. Whitfield.
101.. W. Whitfield.
102..W. Walsh.
103.. C. S.Higgins.
104..E. Ellery.
105.. E. F. Maxfield.
106. .Isidore Burns.
107.. Alex. Boyd's Estate.
108. .E. Cunning.
HISTORY OF THE
TITLE.
35
Lot. Grantee. Lot.
Grantee.
109. . J. C. Van Rensselaer.
134.
. L. Englander.
110.. 0. F. Giffin.
135.
.Isabella Ford.
111..O. F. Giffin.
136.
. C. S. Higgins.
112.. J. C. Johnson.
137.
. Geo.Wheeler.
113.. Moses S. Senter.
138.
.E. F. Maxfield.
114.. A. N. McLane.
139.
.0. Lawton.
115. .John Mason.
140.
.J. H. Small.
116. .Sam'l Foster's Estate.
141.
.J. H. Small.
11 7.. P. Carter.
142.
.W. A. Frey.
11 8.. Richard Doyle.
143.
.T. H. Douglas.
119..N. S. Coon.
144.
. C. T. McEachran.
120.. N. S. Coon.
145.
. H. W. Hathorne.
121.. N. S. Coon.
146.
. J. C. Collins.
122.. John Alsop.
147.
.W. Southwick.
123.. Sarah Enscoe.
148.
. C. A. Way.
124.. Sam'l Aitken.
149.
. John C. More.
125. . J. C. Yan Rensselaer.
150.
.H.H.Ellis.
126.. R. W. Coon.
151.
.H. L. Davis.
127..W. P.Davidson.
152.
.R. C. Paxson.
128.. Geo. Davidson.
153.
.A. Whitton.
129.. A. J. Merriara.
154.
. G. Davidson.
130..J. E. Steckler.
155.
. Ed. Jones.
131..Q. A. Chase.
156.
.W. Southwick.
132..C. Martin.
157.
.R. Perry.
133.. M. Calkin.
Published by order of the Board
of Directors of the
San
Francisco Homestead Union, for the
use of the Shareholders.
CHARLES
S. CAPP, Secretary.
San Francisco,. Feb. 23, 1864.
