System of Justice in Puerto Rico DocumentsMSS.79.11

System of Justice in Puerto Rico DocumentsMSS.79.11


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Repository
Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections
Identification
MSS.79.11
Title
System of Justice in Puerto Rico Documents 03-27-1899
URL:
https://archives.lib.virginia.edu/ark:/59853/131096
Quantity
2 letters
Creator
Jones, Samuel G.
Creator
Sharpe, Alfred C., 1850-1923
Language
English .
Abstract
Two petitions from Puerto Rican citizens to American officials.

Administrative Information

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Provenance unknown.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two letters.

The first is a letter written by B. Merle, J. Merle, Antonio J. Amadeo, M.D., E. Vaglio and twenty others to General George W. Davis. It details the legal and financial conditions of Puerto Rico and petitions for the installation of American laws, courts and schools.

The second document is a letter written by Samuel G. Jones, First Lieutenant in the Fifth Cavalry, to Major A.C. Sharpe, Judge Advocate, Department of Puerto Rico. Dated March 27th, 1899, it was written on behalf of Jose Reyes Gusman who had been in Arecibo Jail for 18 months without a hearing.

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Container List

Mixed Materials MSS 79-11
System of Justice in Puerto Rico Documents
1898-1899
Scope and Contents

2 letters