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Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections
Arthur J. Morris Law Library580 Massie Road
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
archives@law.virginia.edu
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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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Davis, George Whitefield, 1839-1918
- Jones, Samuel G.
- Puerto Rico -- History -- To 1898
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Davis, George Whitefield, 1839-1918
- Jones, Samuel G.
- Sharpe, Alfred C., 1850-1923
Container List
2 letters
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[Extract draft from a Petition] signed by "24 citizens" to Geo W. Davis, Governor of "Porto Rico" re: administration of justice, financial conditions, politics, railways, education, [1898]
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Letter from Samuel G. Jones, 1st Lt., 5th Cavalry to A. C. Sharpe, Judge-Advocate, Dept. of Puerto Rico re prisoner confined in jail without trial1899-03-27