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Correspondence 1847, Letter from General Kearny concerning a property dispute in San Jose

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Title: Correspondence 1847, Letter from General Kearny concerning a property dispute in San Jose
Creator: Kearny, Stephen Watts, 1794-1848
Date Created and/or Issued: 1847
1847-04-10
Contributing Institution: San José Public Library, California Room
Collection: Ephemera Collection
Rights Information: Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use. For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact the California Room: http://www.sjlibrary.org/research/special/ca/contacts_index.htm
Description: Letter from California military governor General Kearny to John Burton, Alcalde of the Pueblo of San Jose, refusing to involve himself in a local property dispute. The plaintiff is advised to appeal his case to a higher court once they have been established in the County.
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg2000
Scaled to 3000 pixels width. Grayscale strip cropped from image. Scanning outsourced to Northern Micrographics as part of the Local History Digital Resources Project, 2005-2006. Technical metadata is limited
Extent: 25 x 29 cm.
Identifier: http://digitalcollections.sjlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/sjplephemer/id/361
Language: English
Subject: Correspondence
Ephemera
Law & legal affairs
Kearny, Stephen Watts, 1794-1848
Burton, John, d. 1848
Stokes, James, d. 1864
Sepulveda, Juan
Garcia, Anselmo
Place: Santa Clara County
California
Source: SJPL California Room Ephemera Collection

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