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'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_D._Stevenson Jonathan D. Stevenson]''' organized and commanded the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Regiment_of_New_York_Volunteers 1st Regiment of New York Volunteers] in the Mexican-American War. The regiment arrived in San Francisco by sea in March, 1847, and was disbanded in California in October, 1848. A number of the discharged veteran stayed in California, and a few came to the Santa Cruz area. It's unclear whether Stevenson himself ever resided in this area, but in 1856-57 he filed suit to invalidate the land claims of a number of Santa Cruz residents, and claim the land for himself. The case was finally resolved in the defendants' favor in 1868. | '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_D._Stevenson Jonathan D. Stevenson]''' organized and commanded the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Regiment_of_New_York_Volunteers 1st Regiment of New York Volunteers] in the Mexican-American War. The regiment arrived in San Francisco by sea in March, 1847, and was disbanded in California in October, 1848. A number of the discharged veteran stayed in California, and a few came to the Santa Cruz area. It's unclear whether Stevenson himself ever resided in this area, but in 1856-57 he filed suit to invalidate the land claims of a number of Santa Cruz residents, and claim the land for himself. The case was finally resolved in the defendants' favor in 1868. | ||
| − | * [Santa Cruz Weekly Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 45, 11 April 1868 "Important Land Decision", Santa Cruz Weekly Sentinel, 11 April 1868, 2:2] | + | * [https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCWS18680411.1.2&srpos=38&e=-------en--20-SCWS-21-byDA-txt-txIN-Stevenson-------1 Santa Cruz Weekly Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 45, 11 April 1868 "Important Land Decision", Santa Cruz Weekly Sentinel, 11 April 1868, 2:2] |
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Revision as of 21:01, 12 July 2023
Jonathan D. Stevenson organized and commanded the 1st Regiment of New York Volunteers in the Mexican-American War. The regiment arrived in San Francisco by sea in March, 1847, and was disbanded in California in October, 1848. A number of the discharged veteran stayed in California, and a few came to the Santa Cruz area. It's unclear whether Stevenson himself ever resided in this area, but in 1856-57 he filed suit to invalidate the land claims of a number of Santa Cruz residents, and claim the land for himself. The case was finally resolved in the defendants' favor in 1868.
