Mount Diablo is in Contra Costa county. Carole ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diana Knight" <knight@roguewave.com> To: "'Carole Beth Arnette'" <nautilus@ev1.net> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 3:13 PM Subject: RE: land record info > Carole > > My experience in CA land records indicate the MD stands for the meridian > named Mount Diablo. > > Diana Busby-Knight > Oregon > > -----Original Message----- > From: Carole Beth Arnette [mailto:nautilus@ev1.net] > Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 12:54 PM > To: NORCAL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: land record info > > > Would someone explain what "MD" means. Has something to do with a river, > creek, etc Is there a web that explains all the abbreviations? Could it > mean the land was paid for with a military scrip? > > Thank you in advance, > Carole Beth > > > > I found this doing a land record search. The question I have is what is > > meant by the "Military Scrip Warrant Patent" & how I can find information > > about that. Also, would there be more info on the document # available. > Here > > is the complete info: > > > > Land Record record for JOHN LAMPSA > > Name: JOHN LAMPSA > > Date: 15 May 1880 > > Location: CA, Mendocino > > Document #: 33316 > > Serial #: CACAAA 030690 > > Sale Type: Military Scrip Warrant Patent > > Meridian or Watershed: MD > > Parcel: Township 016N, Range 016W, Section 18 > > > > Thanks, > > Judy > > > > >