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Description
Lease describes agreement for six acres on the G. M. Dominguez allotment east of Wilmington Avenue. The lease is for the 1938 calendar year with a yearly rent of $200. Handwritten annotation reflects a decrease in the acreage leased from 8 to 6 acres. Additional text is stricken relating to sub-leasing and additional text is added at the end of the contract in relation to sub-leasing and proof of citizenship requirements for the execution of the land lease as company policy; this requirement is relevant to the Alien Land Act of California. The document is signed by Sujishi and the company.
Type
text
Format
Leases 2 pages, typescript with annotations application/pdf
Farm tenancy Industry and employment--Agriculture Japanese American farmers--California Land tenure--Law and legislation--California Japanese--Legal status, laws, etc.--California Alien land laws Immigration and citizenship
Place
Compton, California
Source
CSU Dominguez Hills Department of Archives and Special Collections
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