A letter from Los Angeles police chief P. M. Darcy to San Diego police chief Joseph Coyne

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

A letter from Los Angeles police chief P. M. Darcy to San Diego police chief Joseph Coyne

Entry/Object ID

2012.472.1.6

Description

A letter from Los Angeles police chief P. M. Darcy to San Diego police chief Joseph Coyne, 21 February 1890. The handwritten letter in pencil from the county jail makes reference to several men who were said by Darcy to be part of a gang of criminals and specifically refers to the release by him of some "juliary [jewelry" from one man to another. With folds, stains, soiling, and yellowing, the overall condition is good.

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Search Terms

California. Department of Public Health. Bureau of Child Hygiene, United States. Department of Labor. Children's Bureau.

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Object Name

Letters