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Henry Burton Papers
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This collection contains correspondence and legal documents related to the case of Henry Burton, son of María Ampara Ruíz de Burton (1832-1895) and Mexican-War general Henry S. Burton (1819-1869), to confirm legal claim to land in Baja California, chiefly in the 1920s in both Washington, D.C., and Mexico City. 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. Much of the correspondence and legal documents in this collection reflect the retaliatory measures Lind took against Burton and Spalding and Myers as a result of this split. It is not clear from the collection how Burton's case to reclaim the land or compensation for it was resolved.
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Colgrove, A. S. 1 letter (1929, Mar. 6) to Edith M. Aires
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