Jonathan D. Dunlap Papers

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Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

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Los Angeles, California 90007-4057

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2022

Descriptive Summary

Title: Jonathan D. Dunlap Papers

Dates: 1868-1890

Collection Number: GC 1008

Creator/Collector:

Extent: .8 linear ft. (Boxes: 2 legal) (1 mc folder)

Repository: Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Los Angeles, California 90007-4057

Abstract: Primarily correspondence to Dunlap, with some telegrams and statements; Dunlap's certificates of appointment are included.

Language of Material: English

Access

Research is by appointment only

Publication Rights

Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Jonathan D. Dunlap Papers. Collection Number: GC 1008. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Biography/Administrative History

Dunlap was appointed Deputy U.S. Marshal for the District of California in 1868; he was appointed Deputy U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of California in 1869; he was again appointed to the Southern District in 1874.

Scope and Content of Collection

Primarily correspondence to Dunlap, with some telegrams and statements; Dunlap's certificates of appointment are included. The bulk of the material concerns land problems, especially as related to the railroads. Also contains material on military desertions, fugitives, illegal liquor traffic and various matters related to the duties of the Deputy Marshal of the United States. 1868-1890, undated.