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Description
Handwritten notation: "Lease canceled 5-4-42. Tenant evacuated by US Government (This lease is taken up in Lease # 13, Metzler)" 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. Land lease describes agreement beginning January 2, 1942, ending June 30, 1943 for six acres on the Rancho San Pedro tract with yearly rent of $120. Lease is signed by Hamilton H. Cotton, secretary, Carson Estate Company and lessee. Handwritten notes of payments made on lease are included at the bottom of the second page. A second handwritten note reiterates the cancellation of the lease.
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 Japanese--Legal status, laws, etc.--California Land tenure--Law and legislation--California
Source
CSU Dominguez Hills Department of Archives and Special Collections
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