I didn't save all the Sawtell messages - the original oweners of the land may be old news. From "La Reina, A History of Los Angeles" written by Laurance L. Hill, Publicity Manager, Security-First National Bank, Copyright, 1931: page 79 "In 1887 General Nelson A. Miles, with Judge Bronson and other citizens cooperating, secured the donation of 300 acres of the old Vicente Rancho, and a like amount from the Wolfskill tract, upon which the Government built accommodations for 1,000 men, constituting the Sawtelle Soldiers' Home."