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Exhibits AAA and BBB Royal Patent: also Wills, Codicils, and Certified Copy of Possession given to Don Miguel de Peralta de la Cordoba, Baron of the Colorados of Baronial Estate in Arizona; and two supplemental reports

1883 to 1887
AZ 107
Collection Guide
Certificate from the Office of Surveyor General

This collection contains carbon copy typescript and and photographs of documents supposedly granting the Royal Patent over certain lands known as the Peralta grant to Don Miguel de Peralta de la Córdoba. The documents consist of a report regarding the boundary lines by R.C. Powers (1883), and an application for preliminary survey and amended deraignment of title in the matter of the Peralta land grant (1887).

Included materials:
Manuscript
Subject Area:
Borderlands
Collection Area:
Arizona & Southwest

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We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. Today, Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, with Tucson being home to the O’odham and the Yaqui. Committed to diversity and inclusion, the University strives to build sustainable relationships with sovereign Native Nations and Indigenous communities through education offerings, partnerships, and community service.