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References
- ↑ Ogden Hoffman, 1862, Reports of Land Cases Determined in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Numa Hubert, San Francisco
- ↑ Diseño del Rancho Laguna de Tache
- ↑ United States. District Court (California : Southern District) Land Case 311 SD
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