Alameda County property deeds

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Alfred A. Cohen to Leland Stanford

Deed

Dated October 2nd, 1871 Recorded at the request of:

Wells Fargo & Co. July 7th A.D. 1882 at 20 minutes past 10 A.M. in Leber 239 of Deeds, page 356

Alameda Co

This Indenture, Made the second day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one — Between Alfred A. Cohen of the county of Alameda and State of California a party of the first part and Leland Stanford of the county of Sacramento and State aforesaid —

the party of the second part Witnesseth, that the said party.. of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of One Hundred and Fifty thousand — — Dollars, lawful money of the United States of America, to him in hand paid by the said party of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, has granted, bargained and sold, conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents does grant, bargain and sell, convey and confirm unto the said party of the second part, and to his heirs and assigns forever, all that certain parcel of land situated lying and being in the County of Alameda State of California and bounded and described as follows, to wit; Beginning at a point in the Arroyo del Aqua Frio where the waggon road passes to the house of Galindo and running along said Arroyo to a point opposite to the fence of Jabiel; thence in a straight line to the north along the said fence up to the fence belonging to Fulgencio Higuera; thence following the said last fence North; thence West up to the public road to San Jose; thence following the said road Northerly to the Cañada de Aliso; thence through the said Canada Easterly to the Lomas Atlas and thence along the Lomas Atlas Southerly up to the aforesaid wagon road to Galindo's house, and then from where the last line strikes said road westerly to the point of beginning being One Mile square and including the two springs known as the "Aqua Calientes" said tract being also a portion of the Ranch called "Aqua Caliente" and the same tract mentioned and described in a certain conveyance dated December 13. 1854, from Fulgencio Higuera to Anna Colombet and recorded in the office of the Recorder of said Alameda County in Liber D. of Deeds page 58.

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Together with all the singular the tenements hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof; and also all the estate, right, title, interest, . . . . . property, possession, claim and demand whatsoever, as well in law as in equity, of the said party of the first part, of, in or to the said premises and every part and parcel thereof, with the appurtenances. To have and to hold, all and singular the said premises, together with the appurtenances, unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever.

In witness Whereof the said party of the first part, has hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written Signed Sealed and Delivered in the Presence of Alfred A Cohen

[stamp RECORDED Jul 7th 1882 at 20 Min. past 10 A.M. in Liber 2.39 Deeds Page 356 Records of Alameda County. P R Borem]

State of California } s.s. City and County of San Francisco}

On this Fourth day of October A.D One Thousand, Eight Hundred and Seventy one before me PARKER CRITTENDEN, a Notary Public in and for the said City and County, and residing therein, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared the within named

Alfred A Cohen whose name is subscribed to the annexed Instrument as a party thereto, personally known to me to be the individual described in, and who executed the said annexed instrument, and — he — duly acknowledged to me that — he — executed the same freely and voluntarily, and for the uses and purposes herein mentioned.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my Official Seal at my office in said City and County of San Francisco, the day and year in this Certificate last above written.

Parker Crittenden NOTARY PUBLIC.

5/8684 86 Rose Anna Kell et al to Leland Stanford

DEED January 21st 1884

RECORDED AT REQUEST OF E. B. Ryan Feby 12 1884 at 40 min. past 10 A M. in Liber 263 Deeds page 316 Records of Alameda Co.

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This Indenture made the twenty first day of January in the year of our Lord, one thousand Eight hundred and eighty four (1884) between Rose Anna Kell (widow) Robert Kell, Andrew Kell and James Kell of the County of Alameda State of California parties of the first part and Leland Stanford of the City and County of San Francisco State of California the party of the second part. Witnesseth: That the said parties of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of Five Hundred ($500) Dollars Gold Coin of the United States of America to them in hand paid by the said party of the second part, the receipt whereof, is hereby acknowledged. Do by these presents. Grant, bargain sell, convey and confirm unto the said party of the second part and to his heirs and assigns forever:

All that certain lot, tract, piece or parcel of land situate lying and being in Washington Township County of Alameda, State of California known and described as follows to wit:

Part of the Ranche known as the "Aqua Caliente" bounded on the North by a line running Twenty (20) Yards from and parallel to an Arroyo called "El Aguaje del Laurel ", - on the South by a line Twenty Yards distant and parallel to an Arroyo called "Arroyo Seco", or "dry creek", - On the East or upper side by a line drawn from creek to creek commencing at a dead Oak Situated in said Dry Creek and marked P. C. to a Laurel tree marked P. C., in said "Arroyo Aguaje Laurel" on the West or lower side, by a line drawn from creek to creek. Commencing at a dead Oak tree in said Dry Creek and marked P. C. to an Evergreen Oak in said "Arroyo Aguaje Laurel: the same being twenty (20) Acres more or less. Hereby also selling and conveying to said party of the second part, all right, title and interest of said party of first part in and to the stream of water and Springs, known as the "Aguaje del Laurel"