Title:

In Re. Tom Soon, minor son of Tom Yum, a citizen of the United States

August 26, 1908. A two-page typewritten affidavit, entitled "In Re Tom Soon, Minor Son of Tom Yum, a citizen of the United States," states that Tom Yum was judged by the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, to be a U.S. citizen in proceeding no. 11, 109. Photographs of both Tom Soon and Tom Yum are attached at the top of the documents. Tom Yum further states that Tom Soon is his minor son and that he, too, is a U. S. citizen by virtue of his father's citizenship. Tom Soon is presently in China, but about to come to the U. S. to reside. The document is signed by Tom Yum and by Thomas S. Baines, Notary Public, whose seal is impressed. Notations in red ink on and near the photographs at the top are made by Rickards & Wrenelock [?], attorneys for the applicant. They indicate that Tom Yum arrived on the steamship Korea on May 27, 1910 (#5964) and was allowed to land on June 8, 1910. Tom Soon arrived also on the Korea on May 27, 1910 (#5970) and landed on June 9, 1910. The second page is a document sworn under oath by Quan Quock Yow whose photograph is attached at the top and whose signature (in Chinese characters) appears at the bottom, along with that of Thomas S. Baines, Notary Public. Quan states that he knows Tom Yum as a native-born U. S. citizen and that Tom Soon, his son, also is a U. S. citizen by virtue of his father's birth.

Date:

26 Aug. 1908

MS 3129

Collection:

Chinese in California