Goerke-Shrode, Sabine

Aug 22, 2004

Abstract: On Aug. 26, 1850, Gen. Vallejo sold his Rancho Suisun grant, which he had purchased back from Chief Solano earlier in May, to Capt. Alexander Archibald Ritchie. Capt. Ritchie paid $10,000 in cash and assumed a $40,000 mortgage for the property. Three days later, he in turn sold an undivided one-third interest to Capt. Robert Henry Waterman for the sum of $16,666.