Charles Lefranc’s 1883 San José Purchase: One Parcel, Two Prices

In September 1883, The Farmers Union conveyed a downtown San José parcel to Charles Lefranc. The surviving deed, corporate authorization, secretary’s certification, and recording docket form a substantial documentary bundle. Together they identify a 75-by-120-foot parcel on Santa Clara Street west of San Pedro and preserve the officers, dates, and county-record locator. They also present an unresolved price conflict: $3,125 in the deed and $9,125 in the certified-resolution sequence.