Abstract of title for that piece or parcel of land situate in the City and County of San Francisco [Kane Title]
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Title: Abstract of title for that piece or parcel of land situate in the City and County of San Francisco [Kane Title]
Dates: 1868
Collection Number: SFH 537
Creator/Collector:
Brooks & Rouleau (San Francisco, Calif.)
Extent: 1 volume (525 pages)
Repository:
San Francisco Public Library. San Francisco History Center
San Francisco, California 94102
Abstract: Title abstract for several pieces of land near Mountain Lake, San Francisco
Language of Material: English
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[Identification of item]. Abstract of title for that piece or parcel of land situate in the City and County of San Francisco
[Kane Title] . Collection Number: SFH 537. San Francisco Public Library. San Francisco History Center
Biography/Administrative History
William H. J. Brooks joined the San Francisco firm of Parker & Rouleau, searchers of records, in 1863. F. A. Rouleau bought
out Brooks in 1868, continuing until his death in 1893. Rouleau was succeeded by his son, O. A. Rouleau. The firm merged
with Simpson and Millar in 1901, that firm being descended from C. V. Gillespie, possibly San Francisco’s pioneer searcher
of records.
Scope and Content of Collection
Volume begins with a description of lands and a map, followed by an index; handwritten abstract comprises 525 numbered pages,
followed by one summary page. Volume includes: the Cain [Kane] Title, pages 2-41, with map on p. 3; the Morris Title, pages
43-206, with maps on p. 46 and p. 191; the Woodbury Title, pages 207-323, with map on p. 211; the Ryan Title, pages 325-487;
the Vincent Title, p. 489-513, with map on p. 491; and Consolidated Taxes, Judgment Liens, and Judgment, pages 515-525. Initial
map and maps on pages 211 and 491 show Mountain Lake adjacent to properties. The summary page states that “the premises in
question are covered … by the Pina Grant… by the Marchena Grant… by the Argenti… by the title of Hiram Pearson… .” The earliest
document in the abstract is the survey and map by Milo Hoadley, August 10, 1850, pages 45-46, and the latest is the deed from
Samuel McCullough to Henry S. Tibbey, dated August 15, 1868, pages 464-465.
Real property—California—San Francisco
Land titles—California—San Francisco
Land tenure—California—San Francisco
Land grants—California—San Francisco
Abstracts of title—California—San Francisco—19th century
Kane, Michael, 1814-1899
Morris, George R.
Woodbury, Calvin E.
Ryan, Daniel
Vincent, Joshua
Argenti, Felix
San Francisco City Water Works
Presidio Heights (San Francisco, Calif.)
Mountain Lake (San Francisco, Calif.)
San Francisco (Calif.)–History—19th century
San Francisco (Calif.)—History--Sources