Records of the Office of Alien Property, 1878 - 1966. Legal Case Records, 1917 - 1941

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Records of the Office of Alien Property, 1878 - 1966. Legal Case Records, 1917 - 1941

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This series consists of records concerning suits involving the Alien Property Custodian or property seized by the Custodian. Included are correspondence, memorandums, briefs, court transcripts and orders, and other papers used in trying suits in which the Custodian and the Treasurer of the United States were usually defendants. The suits were brought in a variety of courts and generally sought restitution for seized property above that already paid according to provisions of the Trading with the Enemy Act or any subsequent legislation. Appendix four is an alphabetical list of plaintiffs and some defendants in these cases. The records were maintained by the Legal Section and its predecessors. Some of these records are in German.

9 linear feet, 2 linear inches

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Bergdoll, Grover Cleveland, 1893-1966

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Grover Cleveland Bergdoll (October 18, 1893 – January 27, 1966) was an early aviator, racing driver and World War I draft dodger, who went to Germany to avoid prison. Bergdoll was born in Philadelphia to a wealthy brewing family. He was one of 119 people to train at the Wright Flying School, and in 1912 he purchased a Wright Model B biplane for $5,000. Bergdoll made several public flights from an airfield on family-owned land outside Philadelphia, and was the first person to fly an airplane b...