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After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions have been filed with the county recorder. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of deeds and mortgages for some counties. Visit the Land and Property section of the individual [[California, United States Genealogy#Counties|'''California County''']] Wiki pages for additional information. | After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions have been filed with the county recorder. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of deeds and mortgages for some counties. Visit the Land and Property section of the individual [[California, United States Genealogy#Counties|'''California County''']] Wiki pages for additional information. | ||
===Strategy for Locating the Private Land Claims=== | ===Strategy for Locating the Private Land Claims<ref>''California Land and Property'' by Richard G. Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA, 2022; used with permission</ref>=== | ||
*Search the '''General Land Office (GL0)''' Website: [https://glorecords.blm.gov/default.aspx The General Land Office Records (GLO)] at Bureau of Land Management - search for patents for California private land claims; search by name, or by "Grant-Spanish/Mexican" Authority; click on "Related Documents" to download and see the document. | *Search the '''General Land Office (GL0)''' Website: [https://glorecords.blm.gov/default.aspx The General Land Office Records (GLO)] at Bureau of Land Management - search for patents for California private land claims; search by name, or by "Grant-Spanish/Mexican" Authority; click on "Related Documents" to download and see the document. | ||
*Search the '''Bancroft Library:''' [https://oac.cdlib.org/view?docId=hb109nb422;developer=local;style=oac4;doc.view=items Finding Aid to the Documents Pertaining to the Adjudication of Private Land Claims in California, circa 1852-1892] | *Search the '''Bancroft Library:''' [https://oac.cdlib.org/view?docId=hb109nb422;developer=local;style=oac4;doc.view=items Finding Aid to the Documents Pertaining to the Adjudication of Private Land Claims in California, circa 1852-1892] | ||
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