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Description
Letter requests evidence of Sujishi's United States citizenship by his furnishing a certified copy of a birth certificate or naturalization certificate. The company is requesting this of all Japanese tenants and lists compliance with the Alien Land Law as the reason for the request. The number "209064" is written at the top of the document, potentially related to the land leased by Sujishi.
Type
text
Format
Correspondence 1 page, typescript with handwritten 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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