Finding aid of the Samuel J. Alexander Correspondence, 1895-1902
Kris Casler
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Finding aid of the Samuel J. Alexander Correspondence, 1895-1902
Collection number:
The Society of California PioneersSan Francisco, California
- Processed by:
- Kris Casler
- Date Completed:
- October 7, 2009
- Encoded by:
- Kris Casler
© 2009 The Society of California Pioneers. All rights reserved.
Title: Samuel J. Alexander Correspondence, 1895-1902
Dates: 1895-1902
Collection Size:
1 folder
10 letters
Repository: The
Society of California Pioneers.
San Francisco, California 94107-1272
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.
Physical location: Stored on-site at the Society of California Pioneers.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection is open by appointment for research.
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.
Samuel J. Alexander Correspondence, 1895-1902. The Society of California Pioneers.
| 1895/1902 | Samuel J. Alexander Correspondence |
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Alexander, Samuel J.
Alexander, Ida A.
Alexander, William A.
Burnett, W.C.
Loud, Eugene F.
Warner, Dr. Alexander
Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Desertions
Real Property -- San Francisco Co. (Calif.)