Name/Title
DRAFT DEED CONCERNING ALCATRAZ ISLAND, 30 MARCH 1914Entry/Object ID
2002.189.1.7Description
DRAFT DEED CONCERNING ALCATRAZ ISLAND, 30 MARCH 1914
Color: Black; White
A draft deed concerning Alcatraz Island, 30 March 1914. The item, typed on thin legal stationery, is for an agreement between John H. Temple and William W. Jenkins to work together to secure all valid claims of others in the island and advance their own claim for settlement with the United States government. As part of this process, Jenkins was to receive $1,000 as compensation for his efforts is securing such a claim. The unsigned document is typed, but a section referring directly to monetary compensation from the government is crossed out in red ink. Also in red ink at the top left is the name "Jenkins." With many creases, small areas of foxing, quarter folds, a small tear at the right edge on one fold, and light browning, the overall condition is fair.Lexicon
Search Terms
Two-dimensional, Deeds, Alcatraz Island (Calif.), Land titles--California, Land tenure--California, Conveyancing
