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Deed of Trust : James Lick to Thomas H. Selby, D.O. Mills, H.M. Newhall, Wm. Alvord, George H. Howard, James Otis, and John D. Earl [Trustees]. Dated July 16th, A.D. 1874. Recorded at request of James Lick, August 17th, A.D. 1874, at 10 minutes past 2 P.M., in Liber 752, of Deeds, Page I
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Amat, Tadeo. Deed to James De Barth Shorb. (1874, May 29). 1 item
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Cooper, Mary C. Deed to James De Barth Shorb. (1874, December 7). 1 item
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