John Burton Correspondence, 1847
Rating
Title
John Burton Correspondence , 1847
Description
Correspondence from the Brigadier General and Governor of (American) California , Stephen Watts Kearny to John Burton the Alcalde of the Pueblo of San Jose . The letter details a land dispute occurring in San Jose .
Creator
Stephen Watts Kearny
Date
1847-04-10
Type
correspondence
File Format
jpeg
Source
CAL_PP-4_003.jpg
Language
english
Geographic Coverage
San Jose -- California
Rights
We have determined this work to be in the public domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright. Users are free to copy, use, and redistribute the work in part or in whole. It is possible that current copyright holders, heirs or the estate of the authors of individual portions of the work, such as illustrations or photographs, assert copyrights over these portions. Depending on the nature of subsequent use that is made, additional rights may need to be obtained independently of anything we can address.
Collection
Pueblo of San Jose , 1841-1850 (SJPL California Room)
Repository
California Room , San Jose Public Library
Dimensions
10 x 7.8 in.
Transcript
Monterey California April 10th 1847 Sir I have received yours of the 31st march , in which you state that one James Stokes , of the Pueblo de san Jose , has lately caused notice to be given to Juan Sepulveda , V . Anselmo Garcia to leave the Premises they occupy forthwith , the said Stokes claiming the Poperty as his own . You further state , that the said Stokes entered suit in your office on the 15th Jan - last , against the above named Persons , for forcibly holding possession of his Property ! that they were cited & appeared before you with their witnesses ! that Stokes had a Jury of 6 men by his own choice , who after hearing testimony decided , that the Persons in possession of the Property had all the rights & interest in said land ! And you now wish me to settle this question . In reply to the above it is only necessary for me to say , that this case having once been decided in your Court , cannot again be brought up before it ! And if M . Stokes is not satisfied with that decision , he must wait until higher judicial tribunals are established in the Country , to which he may make an appeal . Very Respectfully Your Ob . Servant S . W . Kearny Brig . Genl and Gov . of California John Burton Esq . Alcalde Pueblo de san Jose
Add tags for John Burton Correspondence, 1847
Your comment:
Your Name:
...
