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Last July, we received a small, leather-bound volume with the front cover falling off. It was an abstract of title for a small parcel of land in the Mission Dolores, in the block bounded by Guerrero, Dolores, and what is today 16th and 17th Streets. Beginning with entries in 1845, it establishes property ownership by Eustacio and Jose R. Valencia, members of the family for whom today's Valencia Street is named. It records deeds, mortgages, and other transactions up to 1873.
The book was donated by Sandra M. Linehan, widow of Richard Linehan, who was a cousin to Robert Valencia. The cousins are decended from Jose Manuel Valencia, a soldier who served in the Anza-Moraga expedition of the 1770s. Thank you, Ms. Linehan, for helping us build our collective memory.
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Illustration of the parcel of land from the Valencia deed book is on the left. On the right, Google maps provides a shot of what the area looks like now.
(Click on either to enlarge.)
(Click on either to enlarge.)
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