MSS 79-11
System of Justice in Puerto Rico Documents
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Dates
- Creation: 03-27-1899
Extent
- 2 Letters
Abstract
Two petitions from Puerto Rican citizens to American officials.
Acquisition Information
Provenance unknown.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of two letters.
The first is a letter written by B. Merle, J. Merle, Antonio J. Amadeo, M.D., E. Vaglio and twenty others to General George W. Davis. It details the legal and financial conditions of Puerto Rico and petitions for the installation of American laws, courts and schools.
The second document is a letter written by Samuel G. Jones, First Lieutenant in the Fifth Cavalry, to Major A.C. Sharpe, Judge Advocate, Department of Puerto Rico. Dated March 27th, 1899, it was written on behalf of Jose Reyes Gusman who had been in Arecibo Jail for 18 months without a hearing.