Papers of Henry Burton, 1888-1934.

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Papers of Henry Burton, 1888-1934.

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The correspondence series contains 172 letters and is organized alphabetically by author. The correspondence reflects Burton's attorneys' efforts to confirm legal claim to the land, both in Washington, D.C. and Mexico City. The correspondence also reflects the rift that developed between Lind, Burton, and Spalding and Myers. The legal documents series contains of 73 documents. The series is organized alphabetically by type of document. The legal documents are primarily about cases brought against Burton and Spalding and Myers by Lind for breach of contract. A few of the documents refer specifically to Burton's claim against the Mexican government. The series includes affidavits, complaints, contracts, depositions, indentures, power of attorney forms, subpoenas, and copies of testimony. The ephemera series contains 47 items and is organized alphabetically by type of document. The series includes checks, envelopes, memoranda, newspaper clippings, notes, pamphlets, and receipts relating to the Burton cases.

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Spalding, William D.

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Ruiz de Burton, María Amparo, 1832-1895

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Bouvé, Clement Lincoln, 1878-1944.

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General claims commission Mexico and United States

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The General Claims Commission, United States and Mexico, was constituted under the terms of the General Claims Convention signed September 8, 1923, in Washington D.C. by the USA and the United Mexican States. The convention, which took effect March 1, 1924, was intended to improve relations between the countries by forming a commission to settle claims arising after July 4, 1868, "against one government by nationals of the other for losses or damages suffered by such nationals or their propertie...

Myers, Maurice C.

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Lind, Harry B.

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Spalding and Myers.

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United States. Special Mexican Claims Commission

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Burton, Henry H.

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Henry Burton was the son of General Henry S. Burton who fought in the Mexican-American War and settled in San Diego at the conclusion of the conflict. General Burton married a Mexican woman, María Ampara Ruíz, who was the heir to two Spanish land grants - the Enseñada de Todos Santos and San Antonio de las Minas parcels in Baja California. The Spanish government granted the lands, totaling over 1,000,000 acres, to María Ampara Ruíz's grandfather, Don José Manuel Ruíz, in 1804...