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Being a synopsis of all grants of land within the limits claimed by the city, made during the administration of Mexican government in California.
| Land Qty | Date | Grantor | Grantee | Location and Description |
| 1 by ½ lg. | Sept. 23, 1835 | Castro, Governor | J. A. Galindo | Laguna de la Merced |
| 100 | June 2, 1836 | Estudillo, Alcalde | G. A. Richardson | In front of the Beach, in point of Yerba Buena |
| 100 | July 8, 1836 | Estudillo, Alcalde | Jacob P. Leese | In front of the beach in the point of Yerba Buena, not to be located within 200 varas of the shore. |
| 400 | November 30, 1836 | Gutierrez, Governor | F. Guerrero | On a flat which forms a plain to the N. W. of mission, as far as the Yerba Buena Road. |
| 100 | November 8, 1837 | Martinez Alcalde | F. Sanchez | North of the house of William Richardson in Yerba Buena |
| 100 | March 14, 1837 | Martinez Alcalde | John Fuller | In Yerba Buena to the S. E. of the houses built. |
| 200 lgth. | December 7, 1837 | Martinez Alcalde | Juan Fiel | On the border of mountain, in front out of the highway to the mission. |
| 100 | March 30, 1838 | Francisco de Haro | Francisco Caseres | In Yerba Buena, near the high lands. |
| 200 x 50 | December 1, 1838 | Francisco de Haro | Wm. Gulnac | xxx |
| xxx | November 8, 1838 | Alvarado Governor | Juan Castro | Island of Yerba Buena, in day of San Francisco. |
| 100 | January 18, 1839 | Alvarado Governor | Salvador Vallejo | In Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | April 18, 1839 | Castro, Perfect | Jose Pena | In Yerba Buena. |
| 200 x 100 | May 21, 1839 | Alvarado, Governor | S. Vallejo and J. P. Leese | On the point by the embarcadero of Yerba Buena. |
| 1 by ½ lg. | Oct. 10, 1839 | Jimeno, Governor | Cornelio Bernal | Adjoining the mission of San Francisco, the bay and the land of the visitacion. |
| 100 x 50 | December 1, 1839 | Guerrero, J. de Paz | Wm. J. Hinckley | In Yerba Buena, grant by order of the Governor. |
| 100 | December 9, 1839 | Guerrero, J. de Paz | Juan C. Davis | In front of the beach in Yerba Buena. |
| 100 | January 15, 1840 | Guerrero, J. de Paz | Jacob P. Leese | Same as above. |
| 50 | January 15, 1840 | Guerrero, J. de Paz | Juan A. Vallejo | In Yerba Buena, north of lot granted to Nathan Spear. Grant by order of Governor. |
| 100 x 50 | January 15, 1840 | Guerrero, J. de Paz | Juan Vioget | In Yerba Buena, back of the house of Jacob P. Leese. Grant by order of the Governor. |
| 100 x 50 | January 16, 1840 | Guerrero, J. de Paz | Juan Vioget | In Yerba Buena, on the road to the mission. |
| 300 | January 21, 1840 | Alvarado, Governor | Jose de Jesus Noe | Tract named "Camaritos, on Embarcadero of the exmission of San Francisco." |
| 100 | January 15, 1840 | Guerrero, J. de Paz | Juan B. Cooper | In Yerba Buena. Grant by order of the Governor. |
| 50 | Aug. 4, 1830 | Guerrero, J. de Paz | G. Escalente | In Yerba Buena, between the lot of Victor Prudon and Antonio Ortega. |
| 50 | November 18, 1840 | Guerrero, J. de Paz | C. Valencia | In the establishment of Dolores. |
| 50 | November 18, 1840 | Guerrero, J. de Paz | Leandro Galindo | do |
| 50 | November 18, 1840 | Guerrero, J. de Paz | Felipe Gomez | do |
| 2 sitios | July 31, 1841 | Alvarado, Governor | Jacob Leese | Bounded N. by the ranche of Cornelio Bernal, S. by those of Jose Sanchez and Francisco Haro, E. by the bay and W. by the Camino Real. |
| xxx | March 8, 1842 | F. Sanchez, J. de Paz | Wm. Hinckley | House lot in the establishment of Dolores. |
| 50 | May 1, 1842 | F. Sanchez, J. de Paz | P. T. Scherrback | In Yerba Buena, adjoining lot of Wm. Hinckley. Grant by order of Governor. |
| 50 | March 8, 1842 | F. Sanchez, J. de Paz | George Allen | In the point of Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | Oct. 12, 1842 | F. Sanchez, J. de Paz | Carlos Moreno | In the establishment of Dolores, adjoining the lot of Candelaria Valencia. |
| 50 | April, 1843 | F. Sanchez, J. de Paz | Francisco de Haro | In the point of Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | do | F. Sanchez, J. de Paz | V. Miramontes | In the point of Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | April 14, 1843 | F. Sanchez, J. de Paz | Jesus Noe | In the point of Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | April 15, 1843 | F. Sanchez, J. de Paz | Domingo Feliz | In the point of Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | April 15, 1843 | F. Sanchez, J. de Paz | Domingo Feliz | In the point of Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | April 15, 1843 | F. Sanchez, J. de Paz | J. B., name torn off | In the point of Yerba Buena. |
| 100 | June 28, 1843++ | Guerrero J. de Paz | Francisco de Haro | In the establishment of Dolores. |
| 100 x 50 | July 3, 1843 | F. Sanchez, J. de Paz | W. A. Leidesdorff | In Yerba Buena, fronting, on the west, the the lot of Senor Vioget. |
| 50 | Aug. 15, 1843 | F. Sanchez, J. de Paz | Bruno Valencia | In Yerba Buena, next to the house of Gregorio Escalante. |
| 200 | Aug. 20, 1843 | Alvarado, Governor | Domingo Velis | At the Mission Dolores north of the Coral. |
| 50 | November 15, 1843 | F. Sanchez, J. de Paz | F. Guerrero | In the point of Yerba Buena, in front of the house of Señor Davis. |
| 50 | December 15, 1843 | F. Sanchez, J. de Paz | Trinidad Molla | In Yerba Buena, behind lot of Vicen. Miramonte. |
| 50 | December 15, 1843 | F. Sanchez, J. de Paz | Henry Bee | In Yerba Buena, adjoining land of Aug. Andrews. |
| 50 | December 15, 1843 | F. Sanchez, J. de Paz | Juan Castanadra | In Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | December 15, 1843 | F. Sanchez, J. de Paz | Trinidad Maya | In Yerba Buena, Lot No. 54. |
| 50 | Oct. 15, 1843 | F. Sanchez, J. de Paz | G. Escanlante | In Yerba Buena, east of house of Prudon. |
| 50 | December 27, 1843 | F. Sanchez, J. de Paz | John Martin | In Yerba Buena, adjoining lot of Escanlante and John Davis. |
| 100 | March 2, 1854 | Micheltorrena, Governor | F. Guerrero | In the Mission of Dolores. |
| 100 | April 1, 1844 | Hinckley, Alcalde | Juana Brionis | In Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | March 10, 1844 | Hinckley, Alcalde | Carlos W. Flugge | Lot No. 26 in Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | July 12, 1844 | Hinckley, Alcalde | James R. Berry | Lot No. 138 in Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | July 12, 1844 | Hinckley, Alcalde | Robert Ridley | Lot No. 139 in Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | July 19, 1844 | Hinckley, Alcalde | B. Diaz & J.P. Mesa | Lot No. 17 in Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | November 13, 1844 | Hinckley, Alcalde | Carlos Glein | Lot No. 7 in Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | December 1, 1844 | Hinckley, Alcalde | Edward T. Bale | Lot No. 136 in Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | December 11, 1844 | Hinckley, Alcalde | E. Montenegro a | Lot No. 6 in Yerba Buena. The record of this grant has been crossed with lines. |
| 50 | December 15, 1844 | Hinckley, Alcalde | Juan Rose | Lot No. 83 in Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | December 15, 1844 | Hinckley, Alcalde | A. A. Andrews | Lot No. 104 in Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | Dec. 17, 1844 | Hinckley, Alcalde | G. Reynolds | Lot No. 84 in Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | Dec. 17, 1844 | Hinckley, Alcalde | Dona E. S. Bernal | Lot No. 37 in Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | December 21, 1844 | Hinckley, Alcalde | Joel P. Dedmund | Lot No. 58 Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | December 24, 1844 | Hinckley, Alcalde | Wm. Richardson | Lot No. 59 Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | December 24, 1844 | Hinckley, Alcalde | Wm. Johnson | Lot No. 134 in Yerba Buena. |
| 2288 x 2508 | May 1, 1844 | Micheltorenna, Governor | F. and R. Haro | Tract known as the Potrero in front of the exmission of San Francisco. |
| 50 | April 9, 1845 | Padilla, Alcalde | Rosalia Haro | Lot No. 174 in Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | April 18, 1845 | Padilla, Alcalde | Thomas Smith | Lot No. 66 in Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | May 3, 1845 | Padilla, Alcalde | Joaquin Pena | Lot No. 161 in Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | May 10, 1845 | Padilla, Alcalde | Eusebio Soto | Lot in Yerba Buena, next to that of Greg. Escolante. |
| 50 | May 10, 1845 | Padilla, Alcalde | Lazaro Pena | Lot No. 86 in Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | Oct. 20, 1845 | Cruz Sanchez, Alcalde | Wm. Fisher | Lot No. 61 in Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | Aug. 10, 1845 | Cruz Sanchez, Alcalde | F. Sanchez | Lot in Yerba Buena, south of the house of Wm. Rae. |
| 50 | Aug. 22, 1845 | Cruz Sanchez, Alcalde | F. LePage | In Yerba Buena, on the border of the shore where there are two roads. |
| 50 | November 25, 1845 | Cruz Sanchez, Alcalde | Pedro Estrada | In Yerba Buena, near the house of LePage. |
| 50 | November 30, 1845 | Cruz Sanchez, Alcalde | M. de Pedrorina | Lot No. 74 in Yerba Buena area |
| 50 | December 7, 1845 | Cruz Sanchez, Alcalde | Gregorio Brionis | Lot No. 5 in Yerba Buena. |
| 2 lots of 50 each | December 4, 1845 | Pio Pico, Governor | Stephen Smith | On the shore of the lagoon of Yerba Buena, on the side to the north. |
| 1 sitio | December 23, 1845 | Pio Pico, Governor | Jose de Jesus Noe | West of the establishment of Dolores, adjoining the ranches of Francisco de Haro, Richard Riddle and Jose Conelio Bernal. |
| 100 | April 2, 1846 | Cruz Sanchez, J. de P. | Robert T. Ridley | In San Francisco, to the north of the lot of Juana Brionis. |
| 50 | April 20, 1846 | F. Guerrero, Perfect | Nathan Spear | Additional Lot in front of his house in Yerba Buena |
| Grant refused for want of power, the land being on the border of water. | ||||
| 50 | April 22, 1846 Pio Pico, Governor | Wm. Leidesdorff | Lot near the water, in Yerba Buena. | |
| 600 | May 6, 1846 | Wm. Leidesdorff | Jose Andrada | In front of the establishment of the exmission of San Francisco. |
| 50 | May 14, the 1846 | Noe, Jues de Paz | Henrique Fiche | Lot No. 22 in Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | May 15, 1846 | Noe, Jues de Paz | F. Hoen and George Dohling | Lot in Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | May 20, 1846 | Jesus Noe, J. de Paz | Wm. Hinckley | Lot No. 27 in Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | May 22, 1846 | Jesus Noe, J. de Paz | E. Grimes | Lot No. 140 and Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | May 22, 1846 | Jesus Noe, J. de Paz | M. Fernandez | Lot No. 195 in Yerba Buena |
| 50 | May 25, 1846 | Jesus Noe, J. de Paz | xxx Hensley | Lot No. 191 in Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | May 28, 1846 | Jesus Noe, J. de Paz | xxx Reading | Lot No. 8 in Yerba Buena. |
| 100 x 50 | May 29, 1846 | Pio Pico, Governor | G. Hinckley | Lot in Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | May 30, 1846 | Noe, Jues de Paz | Leandro Galindo | Lot in Yerba Buena, in front of the house of Carlos Glein. |
| 50 | June 3, 1846 | Noe, Jues de Paz | Esteban Smith | Lot No. 52 in Yerba Buena, near the Plaza. |
| 50 | June 6, 1846 | Noe, Jues de Paz | Jose M. S. Maria | Lot No. 6 in Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | June 18, 1846 | Noe, Jues de Paz | M. E. McIntosh | Lot No. 196 in Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | June 19, 1846 | Noe, Jues de Paz | Dionisio Garcia | Lot in Yerba Buena in front of the house of Senior Ridley. |
| 50 | June 19, 1846 | Noe, Jues de Paz | Francisco Hoen | Lot No. 62 in Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | June 19, 1846 | Noe, Jues de Paz | Juan Allig | Lot No. 63 in Yerba Buena. |
| 50 | June 20, 1846 | Noe, Jues de Paz | Juan Yvrain | Lot No. 60 in Yerba Buena. |
| 1/2a sitio | July 24, 1846 | Pio Pico, Governor | H. Fiche and Francisco Guerrero | In the Presidio of San Francisco, adjoining the ranches of Francisco de Haro, and Jose de Jesus Noe; on the S. E. with the Mission of San Francisco, on the E. and Yerba Buena, and on the N. and W. with the margin on the sea. |
| 3 sitios | July 10, 1846 | Pio Pico, Governor | P. Santillan | All the lands and buildings of the Mission Dolores, bound on N. by Yerba Buena, N. W. by the Presidio, W. by lands of Francisco Hara, S. by bay of San Francisco. |
++ The date this is the date of record.
+ The record of this grant has been crossed with lines.
NOTE: the figures under the head of "Land Quantity," when not otherwise
marked, denote Varas.