Category:James Addison Reavis
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American forger and fraudster (1843-1914)  | |||||
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| Date of birth | 10 May 1843 Henry County | ||||
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| Date of death | 27 November 1914 Denver | ||||
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English: James Addison Reavis (1843-05-10 – 1914-11-27), the self-styled Don James Addison Peralta-Reavis, Baron of Arizoniac, was an American forger and con-man. He is best known in association with the Peralta land grant, a 1885 land claim later found to be fraudulent, that granted him ownership of 12,427,456 acres (19,420 sq mi; 50,290 km2) of land in Arizona and western New Mexico.
Media in category "James Addison Reavis"
The following 14 files are in this category, out of 14 total.
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Casa Grande Improvement Company Limited, Territory of Arizona 50 share certificate.jpg 1,570 × 1,075; 1.32 MB
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Cover of 1748 Peralta grant cedula.jpg 712 × 534; 86 KB
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Don Miguel Nemecio Silva de Peralta de la Cordoba.jpg 1,212 × 1,997; 397 KB
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Doña Peralta-Reavis in front of carved map.jpg 1,500 × 2,000; 438 KB
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Doña Sofia Loreto Micaela de Peralta-Reavis.jpg 460 × 562; 29 KB
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Doña Sofia Loreto Micaela de Peralta-Reavis2.jpg 1,123 × 1,494; 187 KB
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James Addison Peralta-Reavis.jpg 1,224 × 1,391; 377 KB
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James Addison Reavis 2.jpg 270 × 347; 50 KB
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James Addison Reavis in prison clothes.jpg 964 × 1,196; 162 KB
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California Digital Library (IA japeraltareavisd00perarich).pdf 777 × 1,279, 42 pages; 2.06 MB
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Map of Peralta land grant.jpg 1,994 × 990; 384 KB
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Peralta grant document 1.jpg 484 × 772; 99 KB
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Peralta grant document 2.jpg 518 × 762; 71 KB
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Peralta-Reavis twin boys.jpg 1,998 × 1,242; 166 KB
