Society of California Pioneers

Alexander (Samuel J.) Correspondence, 1895-1902, 1895-1902

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Samuel J. Alexander Correspondence, 1895-1902, 1895-1902

Summary

Abstract:: Correspondence written or received by members of the Alexander Family. Correspondence spans the period 1895 to 1902 and concerns legal matters pertaining to property leases and the military service of a sibling, William A. Alexander.
Extent:: 1 folder 10 letters
Language:: Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:: Samuel J. Alexander Correspondence, 1895-1902. The Society of California Pioneers.

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence written by members of the Alexander family (Samuel J. and Ida A.) to their lawyer, W.C. Burnett; and Burnett�s letters on the family�s behalf, regarding the legal status of William A. Alexander, who deserted from the U.S. Marine Corps in 1899, just after the peace treaty that ended the Spanish-American War. Collection also contains correspondence between Samuel J. (S.J.) Alexander and the family�s landlord, Dr. Alexander Warner, regarding disputes about their lease of Dr. Warner's property located in the Ocean View district of San Francisco. Additionally there is one piece correspondence from U.S. Congressman from California, Eugene F. Loud, to Alexander family attorney, W.C. Burnett, regarding the legal recourse available to Samuel and Ida's brother, William A., to gain a pardon for his desertion from the U.S. Marine Corps.

Biographical / historical:

Date	Event
1895/1902	Samuel J. Alexander Correspondence

Physical location:

Stored on-site at the Society of California Pioneers.

Rules or conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:: Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Desertions
Real Property -- San Francisco Co. (Calif.)
Names:: Alexander, Samuel J.
Alexander, Ida A.
Alexander, William A.
Burnett, W.C.
Loud, Eugene F.
Warner, Dr. Alexander

Access and use

Restrictions:: Collection is open by appointment for research.
Terms of access:: Property rights reside with The Society of California Pioneers. All requests for permission to reproduce or publish must be submitted in writing to the Librarian.

Preferred citation:: Samuel J. Alexander Correspondence, 1895-1902. The Society of California Pioneers.

Location of this collection:: Society of California Pioneers

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San Francisco, CA 94107, US