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Description
Handwritten notation: "tenant evacuated by U.S. Gov't May, 1942" refers to the mass removal ("evacuation") of persons of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast as directed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Executive Order 9066. Original lease describes agreement beginning July 1, 1940, ending June 30, 1943 for fourteen acres on Rancho San Pedro land with a yearly rent of $280. Signed by Hamilton H. Cotton, Carson Estate Company and lessee. Handwritten payments recorded at the bottom of the second page.
Farm tenancy Alien land laws Japanese American farmers--California Industry and employment--Agriculture World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation') World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath--Decision to incarcerate Land tenure--Law and legislation--California
Source
CSU Dominguez Hills Department of Archives and Special Collections
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