Deed from Lease from the Philadelphia & California Petroleum Co. to Sanford Lyon, November 30, 1868
Los Angeles County Recorder's Office, Deeds, Book 11, Pages 534-535:
Philadelphia & California Petroleum Co. To Sanford Lyon
This indenture, made the thirtieth day of November in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty Eight Between the Philadelphia and California Petroleum Company by their Attorney in fact John P. Green, the party of the first part, and Sanford Lyon of Los Angeles in the State of California, the party of the second part.
Witnesseth, that the said party of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of three thousand Dollars gold coin of the United States of America, to it in hand paid by the said party of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath granted, bargained, sold and conveyed and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said party of the second part and to his heirs and assigns and assigns forever, all their right, title and interest to and in, all that piece or parcel of land upon the Rancho San Francisco in the County of Los Angeles and State of California and bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at an oak tree marked with a cross near the road heading from Los Angeles to Soledad and Clear Creek in the San Fernando Pass (the same being Station No. 5 of the official Survey of said Rancho made by Henry Hancock deputy Surveyor in December, 1857) and running thence North 77 degs. West twenty four 65/100 chains to a point; thence North 22 degs. 46 min. West twenty one 28/100 chains to a point; thence North 10 degs. 13 min. East fifty four 48/100 chains to Station 4 from which an oak tree marked BT3 in a small canyon bears South 75 degs. 52 mins. East two 54/100 chains; thence North 79 degs. 48 mins. West, twenty four 79/100 chains to a sycamore tree marked No. 4, at the head of a small canyon; thence North 38 deg. 30 min. East forty chains to station from which an oak tree marked BT5 bears South 38 degs. 30 mins. West seven 95/100 chains; thence South 48 degs. 02 min. East fifty three 18/100 chains to a post marked No. 6; thence North 86 degs. East six 04/100 chains to a small sycamore tree marked No. 7; thence South 8 degs. East ten 41/100 chains to post marked No. 8; thence West seven 77/100 chains to post in mound of rocks; thence South 28 degs. 41 min. West twenty eight 10/100 chains to station on high bluffs; thence South 6 ½ degs. West forty 91/100 chains to place of beginning and containing three hundred and eighty one 66/100 acres.
Subject however to conditions of mortgage given by said Lyon and bearing even date herewith, together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise 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.
The Philadelphia and California Petroleum Company By its Attorney in fact John P. Green
Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the Presence of M.D. Chillson
State of California, County of Los Angeles
On this fourth day of January AD One thousand eight hundred and sixty nine, personally appeared before me, M. D. Chillson a Notary Public in and for the said Santa Barbara County, John P. Green, personally known to me to be the same person described in and who executed by Power of Attorney the annexed instrument as the Attorney, in fact of, The Philadelphia and California Petroleum Company named in the annexed instrument as party thereto, and therein described as the party executing the same by its said Attorney, and the said John P. Green acknowledged to me that he executed the same freely and voluntarily and for the act and deed of the said Philadelphia and California Petroleum Company, and for the uses and purposes therein mentioned. In witness hereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, the day and year in this Certificate first above written.
M. D. Chillson, Notary Public
A full true and correct copy of the original recorded this 6th day of Jan'y A.D. 1869 at 8 hrs. 40 mins. A.M. at request of S. Lyon.
T.D. Mott, Recorder
By S.H. Mott, Deputy
